Psa 126:5-6, Isa 10:24-25, 28-34, Luk 16:25, Jam 5:11, 1Pe 1:13 | ESV | STEP | Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy !

r[See ver. 33 above]

s[Ezek. 31:3; Amos 2:9]

t[ch. 6:24; Job 21:13; Ps. 17:14]

u Job 1:21, 22; 2:10

v Job 42:10, 12

wSee Ex. 34:6

xSee Luke 12:35

z ch. 4:7; 5:8; 1 Thess. 5:6, 8; 2 Tim. 4:5

Psalms 126:5-6

5 ^aThose who sow in tears
shall reap with shouts of joy!
6 He who goes out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.

Isaiah 10:24-25

24 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O my people, ^bwho dwell in Zion, ^cbe not afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with the rod and lift up their staff against you as ^dthe Egyptians did. 25 For ^ein a very little while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction.

Isaiah 10:28-34

28 He has come to Aiath;
he has passed through ^fMigron;
at Michmash he stores ^ghis baggage;
29 they have crossed over ^hthe pass;
at ⁱGeba they lodge for the night;
^jRamah trembles;
^kGibeah of Saul has fled.
30 Cry aloud, O daughter of ^lGallim!
Give attention, O Laishah!
O poor ^mAnathoth!
31 Madmenah is in flight;
the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
32 This very day he will halt at ⁿNob;
he will shake his fist
at the mount of ^othe daughter of Zion,
the hill of Jerusalem.
33 Behold, the Lord God of hosts
^pwill lop ^qthe boughs with terrifying power;
the great in height will be hewn down,
and the lofty will be brought low.
34 He will cut down ^rthe thickets of the forest with an axe,
and ^sLebanon will fall by the Majestic One.

Luke 16:25

25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that ^tyou in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.

James 5:11

11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of ^uthe steadfastness of Job, and you have seen ^vthe purpose of the Lord, how ^wthe Lord is compassionate and merciful.

1 Peter 1:13

Called to Be Holy

13 Therefore, ^xpreparing your minds for action, ^{▼▼Greek girding up the loins of your mind} and ^zbeing sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.