Exodus 3:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being ill-treated. I feel sorry for them,

Cross References

Genesis 18:21

Now I am going down to see for myself if those people really are that bad. If they aren't, I want to know about it.”

Genesis 21:17

When God heard the boy crying, the angel of God called out to Hagar from heaven and said, “Hagar, why are you worried? Don't be afraid. I have heard your son crying.

Genesis 29:32

Leah gave birth to a son and named him Reuben, because she said, “The LORD has taken away my sorrow. Now my husband will love me more than he does Rachel.”

Genesis 31:12

and he said, “Notice that all the rams are either spotted or speckled. I know everything Laban is doing to you,

Genesis 31:42

If the fearsome God worshipped by Abraham and my father Isaac had not been on my side, you would have sent me away without a thing. But God saw my hard work, and he knew the trouble I was in, so he helped me. Then last night he told you how wrong you were.

2 Samuel 22:28

You rescue the humble, but you look for ways to put down the proud.

2 Kings 13:4

Jehoahaz prayed to the LORD for help, and the LORD saw how terribly Hazael was treating the Israelites. He answered Jehoahaz

2 Kings 20:5

the LORD sent him back to Hezekiah with this message: Hezekiah, you are the ruler of my people, and I am the LORD God, who was worshipped by your ancestor David. I heard you pray, and I saw you cry. I will heal you, so that three days from now you will be able to worship in my temple.

Nehemiah 9:9

When our ancestors were in Egypt, you saw their suffering; when they were at the Red Sea, you heard their cry for help.

Psalm 106:44

You answered their prayers when they were in trouble.

Psalm 12:6

Our LORD, you are true to your promises, and your word is like silver heated seven times in a fiery furnace.

Psalm 142:3

and whenever I feel low, you are there to guide me. A trap has been hidden along my pathway.

Psalm 145:19

You satisfy the desires of all your worshippers, and you come to save them when they ask for help.

Psalm 22:24

The LORD doesn't hate or despise the helpless in all their troubles. When I cried out, he listened and did not turn away.

Psalm 34:4

I asked the LORD for help, and he saved me from all my fears.

Psalm 34:6

I was a nobody, but I prayed, and the LORD saved me from all my troubles.

Psalm 35:22

You see everything, LORD! Please don't keep silent or stay so far away.

Psalm 9:14

and I will sing about you at the gate to Zion. I will be happy there because you rescued me.

Exodus 1:11

The Egyptians put slave bosses in charge of the people of Israel and tried to wear them down with hard work. Those bosses forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses, where the king could store his supplies.

Exodus 1:8

Many years later a new king came to power. He did not know what Joseph had done for Egypt,

Exodus 22:23

If you do, they will beg for my help, and I will come to their rescue.

Exodus 33:13

If this is true, let me know what your plans are, then I can obey and continue to please you. And don't forget that you have chosen this nation to be your own.”

Exodus 5:10

The slave bosses and the men in charge of the slaves went out and told them, “The king says he will not give you any more straw.

Exodus 5:6

That same day the king gave orders to his slave bosses and to the men directly in charge of the Israelite slaves. He told them:

Isaiah 63:9

It troubled the LORD to see them in trouble, and his angel saved them. The LORD was truly merciful, so he rescued his people. He took them in his arms and carried them all those years.

Numbers 20:16

and when we begged our LORD for help, he answered our prayer and brought us out of that land. Now we are camped at the border of your territory, near the town of Kadesh.

Acts 7:34

With my own eyes I have seen the suffering of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come down to rescue them. Now I am sending you back to Egypt.”

Hebrews 4:15

Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are. But he did not sin!

1 Samuel 9:16

“I've seen how my people are suffering, and I've heard their call for help. About this time tomorrow I'll send you a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who will rescue my people from the Philistines. I want you to pour olive oil on his head to show that he will be their leader.”