Deuteronomy 26:7

New International Reader's Version

Then we cried out to the Lord. He is the God of our people who lived long ago. He heard our voice. He saw how much we were suffering. The Egyptians were treating us badly. They were making us work very hard.

Cross References

Genesis 21:17

God heard the boy crying. Then the angel of God called out to Hagar from heaven. He said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid. God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

Genesis 29:32

Leah became pregnant. She had a son. She named him Reuben. She said, “The Lord has seen me suffer. Surely my husband will love me now.”

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see how much I’m suffering. Maybe he’ll bring back to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse I’m hearing today.”

Psalm 119:132

Turn to me and have mercy on me. That’s what you’ve always done for those who love you.

Psalm 31:8

You have not handed me over to the enemy. You have put me in a wide and safe place.

Psalm 50:15

Call out to me when trouble comes. I will save you. And you will honor me.”

Exodus 2:23

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The people of Israel groaned because they were slaves. They also cried out to God. Their cry for help went up to him.

Exodus 2:25

So God looked on the Israelites with concern for them.

Exodus 3:9

And now Israel’s cry for help has reached me. I have seen how badly the Egyptians are treating them.

Exodus 4:31

And they believed. They heard that the Lord was concerned about them. He had seen their suffering. So they bowed down and worshiped him.

Exodus 6:5

Also, I have heard the groans of the Israelites. The Egyptians are keeping them as slaves. But I have remembered my covenant.

Jeremiah 33:2

“I made the earth. I formed it. And I set it in place. The Lord is my name.

1 Samuel 9:16

“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man. He is from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the king of my people Israel. He will save them from the power of the Philistines. I have seen how much my people are suffering. Their cry for help has reached me.”