Genesis 21:17

God's Word

God heard the boy crying, and the Messenger of God called to Hagar from heaven. “What’s the matter, Hagar?” he asked her. “Don’t be afraid! God has heard the boy crying from the bushes.

Cross References

Genesis 15:1

Later the Lord spoke his word to Abram in a vision. He said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I am your shield. Your reward will be very great.”

Genesis 16:11

Then the Messenger of the Lord said to her, “You are pregnant, and you will give birth to a son. You will name him Ishmael [God Hears], because the Lord has heard your cry of distress.

Genesis 16:7

The Messenger of the Lord found her by a spring in the desert, the spring on the way to Shur.

Genesis 16:8

He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s slave, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She answered, “I’m running away from my owner Sarai.”

Genesis 16:9

The Messenger of the Lord said to her, “Go back to your owner, and place yourself under her authority.”

Genesis 22:11

But the Messenger of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes?” he answered.

Genesis 24:7

“The Lord God of heaven took me from my father’s home and the land of my family. He spoke to me and swore this oath: ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ “God will send his angel ahead of you, and you will get my son a wife from there.

Genesis 26:24

That night the Lord appeared to Isaac, and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you and increase the number of your descendants for my servant Abraham’s sake.”

Genesis 46:3

“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make you a great nation there.

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord was kind and merciful to the Israelites because of his promise  to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He didn’t want to destroy the Israelites, and even now he hasn’t turned away from them.

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord heard him because he saw how the Aramean king was oppressing Israel.

Psalm 10:14

You have seen ⌞it⌟; yes, you have taken note of trouble and grief and placed them under your control. The victim entrusts himself to you. You alone have been the helper of orphans.

Psalm 50:15

Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”

Psalm 6:8

Get away from me, all you troublemakers, because the Lord has heard the sound of my crying.

Psalm 65:2

You are the one who hears prayers. Everyone will come to you.

Psalm 91:15

When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you.

Exodus 14:13

Moses answered the people, “Don’t be afraid! Stand still, and see what the Lord will do to save you today. You will never see these Egyptians again.

Exodus 22:23

If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I will hear their cry.

Exodus 22:27

It may be the only clothes he has to cover his body. What else will he sleep in? When he cries out to me, I will listen because I am compassionate.

Exodus 3:2

The Messenger of the Lord appeared to him there as flames of fire coming out of a bush. Moses looked, and although the bush was on fire, it was not burning up.

Exodus 3:7

The Lord said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they’re suffering.

Isaiah 22:1

This is the divine revelation about the valley of Vision. What’s the matter with you? Why do all of you go up on the roofs?

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.

Matthew 15:32

Jesus called his disciples and said, “I feel sorry for the people. They have been with me three days now and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they may become exhausted on their way home.”

Mark 5:36

When Jesus overheard what they said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid! Just believe.”

Deuteronomy 26:7

We cried out to the Lord God of our ancestors, and he heard us. He saw our misery, suffering, and oppression.

Judges 18:23

They shouted at them. But the people of Dan turned around and said to Micah, “What’s your problem? Why did you call your neighbors together to attack us?”

1 Samuel 11:5

Just then Saul was coming from the field behind some oxen. “Why are these people crying?” Saul asked. So they told him the news about the men of Jabesh.