When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
Cross References
Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?"
Job 24:12From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
Treasury of Scripture
If the whip slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
If the
Job 1:13-19
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: …
Job 2:7
So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
he will
Job 4:7
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Job 8:20
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
2 Samuel 14:15,17
Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid…
