27 Don’t be anxious, for when the day of suffering and anguish comes, others will weep and be sorrowful, but you will rejoice and have abundance. (WEB)
2 Esdras 2:27
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Isaiah 65:13–15
13 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. 14 My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry…
John 16:19–21
19 Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’? 20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoice…
2 Baruch 52:5–7
5 And as for the righteous, what will they do now? (2BA) 6 Rejoice ye in the suffering which ye now suffer: For why do ye look for the decline of your enemies? (2BA) 7 Make ready your soul for that which is reserved for you, And prepare your souls for the reward which is laid up… (2BA)
Baruch 4:22–24
22 For I have trusted in the Everlasting, that he will save you; and joy has come to me from the Holy One, because of the mercy that will soon come to you from your Everlasting Savior. (WEB) 23 For I sent you out with mourning and weeping, but God will give you to me agai… (WEB)
Book of Enoch 104:3–5
3 And in your cry, cry for judgement, and it shall appear to you; for all your tribulation shall be visited on the rulers, and on all who helped those who plundered you. (ENO) 4 Be hopeful, and cast not away your hope; for ye shall have great joy as the angels of heaven. (ENO)
Sirach 2:8–10
8 All you who fear the Lord, put your trust in him, and your reward will not fail. (WEB) 9 All you who fear the Lord, hope for good things, and for eternal gladness and mercy. (WEB) 10 Look at the generations of old, and see: Who ever put his trust in the Lord, and was ashamed? O… (WEB)
Baruch 4:28–30
28 For as it was your decision to go astray from God, return and seek him ten times more. (WEB) 29 For he who brought these calamities upon you will bring you everlasting joy again with your salvation. (WEB) 30 Take courage, O Jerusalem, for he who called you by name will comfort y… (WEB)
James 5:1–2
1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
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