And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.

I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.