scourges in English

noun
1
a whip used as an instrument of punishment.
Begone, or shall I be required to chastise you with the whip and the scourge once more?
synonyms:whiphorsewhiplashstrapbirchswitchbullwhiprawhidecat-o'-nine-tails
2
a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.
the scourge of mass unemployment
synonyms:afflictionbanecurseplaguemenaceevilmisfortuneburdencross to bearblightcancercanker
verb
1
whip (someone) as a punishment.
As he is beaten, he falls on his back and can see only the foot of the soldier who is scourging him.
synonyms:flogwhipbeathorsewhiplashflagellatestrapbirchcanethrashbeltleathertan someone's hidetake a strap to
2
cause great suffering to.
political methods used to scourge and oppress workers
synonyms:afflictplaguetormenttorturecurseoppressburdenbedevilbeset
noun
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1. My father punished you with whips, but I will do so with scourges.”

2. My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scourges.’”

3. The European budget absolutely must continue to help those fighting the scourges afflicting European society.

4. No, for scourges such as cancer and heart trouble have reached epidemic proportions.

5. “Whom Jehovah loves he disciplines,” says the Bible, and “he scourges every one whom he receives as a son.”

6. “Whom Jehovah loves he disciplines,” says Hebrews 12:6, “in fact, he scourges every one whom he receives as a son.”

7. Ah, already Thy Sacred Body is one wound; already Thy Precious Blood stains the scourges and the arms of the hangmen; already it Besprinkles the pillar and ground

8. Question: "What does it mean to be Chastened? How does God chasten us?" Answer: Hebrews 12:6 says, “For whom the Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives” (KJV)

9. The chastisement appears thus to be a kind of divine pedagogy, in which the last word is reserved to mercy: "He scourges and then shows mercy, casts down to the depths of the nether world, and he brings up from the great abyss" (v.