Exodus 3:7
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And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
In other translations
And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068רָאֹהra'ohcertainly <to see>H7200רָאִיתִיra'itiI have seenH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֳנִי'oni[the] affliction ofH6040עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בְּמִצְרָיִםbemitzrayim[is] in EgyptH4714וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853צַעֲקָתָםtza'akatamcry of distress theirH6818שָׁמַעְתִּיshama'tiI have heardH8085מִפְּנֵיmipenei<from> because ofH6440נֹגְשָׂיוnogesavtaskmasters itsH5065כִּיkiforH3588יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knowH3045אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַכְאֹבָיו׃makh'ovavpains itsH4341
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Related verses
- Psalm 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Psalm 106:44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
- Exodus 2:23-2523 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. 24 So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 God saw the Israelites and took notice.
- Psalm 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- Exodus 22:23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
- Nehemiah 9:9And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
- Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Psalm 22:24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
- Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
- Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
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