2Sa 21:1, Job 5:6-8, 17, 10:2, Isa 9:13, 10:5-6, Jer 14:18-22 | ESV | STEP | Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years , year after year . And David sought the face of the Lord . And the Lord said , There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house , because he put the Gibeonites to death .

2 Samuel 21:1

David Avenges the Gibeonites

1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David ^asought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

Job 5:6-8

6 For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
7 but man is ^bborn to trouble
as the sparks fly upward.
8 “As for me, I would seek God,
and to God would I commit my cause,

Job 5:17

17 “Behold, ^cblessed is the one whom God reproves;
therefore ^ddespise not the discipline of the ^eAlmighty.

Job 10:2

2 I will say to God, Do not ^fcondemn me;
let me know why you ^gcontend against me.

Isaiah 9:13

13 The people ^hdid not turn to him who struck them,
nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 10:5-6

Judgment on Arrogant Assyria

5 Woe to Assyria, ⁱthe rod of my anger;
the staff in their hands is my fury!
6 Against a ^jgodless nation I send him,
and against the people of my wrath I command him,
to take ^kspoil and seize plunder,
and to ^ltread them down like the mire of the streets.

Jeremiah 14:18-22

18 ^mIf I go out into the field,
behold, those pierced by the sword!
ⁿAnd if I enter the city,
behold, the diseases of famine!
^oFor both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land
and have no knowledge.’”
19 ^pHave you utterly rejected Judah?
Does your soul loathe Zion?
Why have you struck us down
^qso that there is no healing for us?
^rWe looked for peace, but no good came;
^sfor a time of healing, but behold, terror.
20 ^tWe acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord,
and the iniquity of our fathers,
^ufor we have sinned against you.
21 Do not spurn us, ^vfor your name’s sake;
do not dishonor your glorious throne;
^wremember and do not break your covenant with us.
22 Are there any among ^xthe false gods of the nations ^ythat can bring rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Are you not he, O Lord our God?
We set our hope on you,
^zfor you do all these things.