Exodus 3:7

New American Bible - revised edition

But the Lord said: I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry against their taskmasters, so I know well what they are suffering.

Cross References

Genesis 16:11

Then the Lord’s angel said to her: “You are now pregnant and shall bear a son; you shall name him Ishmael, For the Lord has heeded your affliction.

Genesis 18:21

that I must go down to see whether or not their actions are as bad as the cry against them that comes to me. I mean to find out.

Genesis 21:17

God heard the boy’s voice, and God’s angel called to Hagar from heaven: “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not fear; God has heard the boy’s voice in this plight of his.

Genesis 29:32

Leah conceived and bore a son, and she named him Reuben; for she said, “It means, ‘The Lord saw my misery; surely now my husband will love me.’”

Genesis 31:12

Then he said: ‘Look up and see. All the he-goats that are mating are streaked, speckled and mottled, for I have seen all the things that Laban has been doing to you.

Genesis 31:42

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, you would now have sent me away empty-handed. But God saw my plight and the fruits of my toil, and last night he reproached you.”

2 Samuel 22:28

Humble people you save, though on the haughty your eyes look down.

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz entreated the Lord, who heard him, since he saw the oppression to which the king of Aram had subjected Israel.

2 Kings 20:5

Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Now I am healing you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.

Nehemiah 9:9

You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, you heard their cry by the Red Sea;

Psalm 106:44

Still God had regard for their affliction when he heard their wailing.

Psalm 12:6

“Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will grant safety to whoever longs for it.”

Psalm 142:3

Before him I pour out my complaint, tell of my distress in front of him.

Psalm 145:19

He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Psalm 22:24

“You who fear the Lord, give praise! All descendants of Jacob, give honor; show reverence, all descendants of Israel!

Psalm 34:4

Magnify the Lord with me; and let us exalt his name together.

Psalm 34:6

Look to him and be radiant, and your faces may not blush for shame.

Psalm 35:22

You see this, Lord; do not be silent; Lord, do not withdraw from me.

Psalm 9:14

Be gracious to me, Lord; see how my foes afflict me! You alone can raise me from the gates of death.

Exodus 1:11

Accordingly, they set supervisors over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. Thus they had to build for Pharaoh the garrison cities of Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 1:8

Then a new king, who knew nothing of Joseph, rose to power in Egypt.

Exodus 22:23

My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword; then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.

Exodus 33:13

Now, if I have found favor with you, please let me know your ways so that, in knowing you, I may continue to find favor with you. See, this nation is indeed your own people.

Exodus 5:10

So the taskmasters of the people and their foremen went out and told the people, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I will not provide you with straw.

Exodus 5:6

That very day Pharaoh gave the taskmasters of the people and their foremen this order:

Isaiah 63:9

in their every affliction. It was not an envoy or a messenger, but his presence that saved them. Because of his love and pity the Lord redeemed them, Lifting them up and carrying them all the days of old.

Numbers 20:16

When we cried to the Lord, he heard our cry and sent an angel who led us out of Egypt. Now here we are at Kadesh, a town at the edge of your territory.

Acts 7:34

I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, I will send you to Egypt.’

Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin.

1 Samuel 9:16

At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin whom you are to anoint as ruler of my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. I have looked upon my people; their cry has come to me.