Exodus 3:7

Good News Translation

Then the Lord said, “I have seen how cruelly my people are being treated in Egypt; I have heard them cry out to be rescued from their slave drivers. I know all about their sufferings,

Cross References

Genesis 16:11

You are going to have a son, and you will name him Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your cry of distress.

Genesis 18:21

I must go down to find out whether or not the accusations which I have heard are true.”

Genesis 21:17

God heard the boy crying, and from heaven the angel of God spoke to Hagar, “What are you troubled about, Hagar? Don't be afraid. God has heard the boy crying.

Genesis 29:32

Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “The Lord has seen my trouble, and now my husband will love me”; so she named him Reuben.

Genesis 31:12

‘Look,’ he continued, ‘all the male goats that are mating are striped, spotted, and speckled. I am making this happen because I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.

Genesis 31:42

If the God of my fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac, had not been with me, you would have already sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my trouble and the work I have done, and last night he gave his judgment.”

2 Samuel 22:28

You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud.

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz prayed to the Lord, and the Lord, seeing how harshly the king of Syria was oppressing the Israelites, answered his prayer.

2 Kings 20:5

to go back to Hezekiah, ruler of the Lord's people, and say to him, “I, the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and in three days you will go to the Temple.

Nehemiah 9:9

“You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt; you heard their call for help at the Red Sea.

Psalm 106:44

Yet the Lord heard them when they cried out, and he took notice of their distress.

Psalm 12:6

The promises of the Lord can be trusted; they are as genuine as silver refined seven times in the furnace.

Psalm 142:3

When I am ready to give up, he knows what I should do. In the path where I walk, my enemies have hidden a trap for me.

Psalm 145:19

He supplies the needs of those who honor him; he hears their cries and saves them.

Psalm 22:24

He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering; he does not turn away from them, but answers when they call for help.”

Psalm 34:4

I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me; he freed me from all my fears.

Psalm 34:6

The helpless call to him, and he answers; he saves them from all their troubles.

Psalm 35:22

But you, O Lord, have seen this. So don't be silent, Lord; don't keep yourself far away!

Psalm 9:14

that I may stand before the people of Jerusalem and tell them all the things for which I praise you. I will rejoice because you saved me.

Exodus 1:11

So the Egyptians put slave drivers over them to crush their spirits with hard labor. The Israelites built the cities of Pithom and Rameses to serve as supply centers for the king.

Exodus 1:8

Then, a new king, who knew nothing about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.

Exodus 22:23

If you do, I, the Lord, will answer them when they cry out to me for help,

Exodus 33:13

Now if you are, tell me your plans, so that I may serve you and continue to please you. Remember also that you have chosen this nation to be your own.”

Exodus 5:10

The slave drivers and the Israelite foremen went out and said to the Israelites, “The king has said that he will not supply you with any more straw.

Exodus 5:6

That same day the king commanded the Egyptian slave drivers and the Israelite foremen:

Isaiah 63:9

from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the Lord himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,

Numbers 20:16

and we cried to the Lord for help. He heard our cry and sent an angel, who led us out of Egypt. Now we are at Kadesh, a town at the border of your territory.

Acts 7:34

I have seen the cruel suffering of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans, and I have come down to set them free. Come now; I will send you to Egypt.’

Hebrews 4:15

Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin.

1 Samuel 9:16

“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the tribe of Benjamin; anoint him as ruler of my people Israel, and he will rescue them from the Philistines. I have seen the suffering of my people and have heard their cries for help.”