1Sa 4:13, Job 30:26, Isa 59:9-11, Jer 8:15, 14:19 | ESV | STEP | When he arrived , Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching , for his heart trembled for the ark of God . And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out .

1 Samuel 4:13

13 When he arrived, ^aEli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out.

Job 30:26

26 But ^bwhen I hoped for good, evil came,
and when I waited for light, ^cdarkness came.

Isaiah 59:9-11

9 Therefore justice is far from us,
and righteousness does not overtake us;
^dwe hope for light, and behold, darkness,
and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
10 ^eWe grope for the wall like the blind;
we grope like those who have no eyes;
we stumble at noon as in the twilight,
^famong those in full vigor we are like dead men.
11 We all growl like bears;
^gwe moan and moan like doves;
^hwe hope for justice, but there is none;
for salvation, but it is far from us.

Jeremiah 8:15

15 ⁱWe looked for peace, but no good came;
for a time of healing, but behold, terror.

Jeremiah 14:19

19 ^jHave you utterly rejected Judah?
Does your soul loathe Zion?
Why have you struck us down
^kso that there is no healing for us?
^lWe looked for peace, but no good came;
^mfor a time of healing, but behold, terror.