The Lord came down to see the city and the very tall building. The Lord saw the people building these things.
Genesis 31:42 - Easy To Read Version But the God of my ancestors, [182] the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, [183] was with me. If God had not been with me, then you would have sent me away with nothing. But God saw the trouble that I had. God saw the work that I did. And last night God proved that I am right.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Dread [lest he should fall] and Fear [lest he offend] of Isaac, had not been with me, surely you would have sent me away now empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and humiliation and the [wearying] labor of my hands and rebuked you last night. American Standard Version (1901) Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight. Common English Bible If the God of my father—the God of Abraham and the awesome one of Isaac—hadn’t been with me, you’d have no doubt sent me away without anything. God saw my harsh treatment and my hard work and reprimanded you yesterday.” Catholic Public Domain Version If the God of my father Abraham and the fear of Isaac had not been close to me, perhaps by now you would have sent me away naked. But God looked kindly on my affliction and the labor of my hands, and he rebuked you yesterday." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Unless the God of my father Abraham, and the fear of Isaac had stood by me, peradventure now thou hadst sent me away naked: God beheld my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday. |
The Lord came down to see the city and the very tall building. The Lord saw the people building these things.
The Lord talked to Hagar. Hagar began to use a new name for God. She said to him, “You are ‘God Who Sees Me.’” She said this because she thought, “I see that even in this place God sees me and cares for me!”
Then Isaac became very worried and said, “Then who was it that cooked and brought me food before you came? I ate it all and I blessed him. Now it is too late to take back my blessing.”
Leah gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben. [166] Leah named him this because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. My husband doesn’t love me. So now maybe my husband will love me.”
“The angel said, ‘Look, only the striped and spotted goats are mating. I am causing this to happen. I have seen all the wrong things Laban is doing to you. I am doing this so that you can have all the new baby goats.
That night God went to Laban in a dream. God said, “Be careful! Be careful of every word you say to Jacob.”
I have the power to really hurt you. But last night your father’s God came to me in a dream. He warned me not to hurt you in any way.
Jacob said to Rachel and Leah, “I have seen that your father is angry with me. He was always friendly with me in the past, but now he is not.
May the God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their ancestors [187] judge us guilty if we break this agreement.”
Jacob said, “God of my father Abraham! God of my father Isaac! Lord, you told me to come back to my country and to my family. You said that you would do good to me.
We will leave here and go to Bethel. In that place, I will build an altar to the God who helped me during my time of trouble. And that God has been with me everywhere I went.”
So Israel began his trip to Egypt. First Israel went to Beersheba. There, Israel worshiped God, the God of his father Isaac. He offered sacrifices. [246]
David went out to meet them. David said to them, “If you have come in peace to help me, I welcome you. Join me. But if you have come to spy on me when I have done nothing wrong, then may the God of our ancestors see what you did and punish you.”
God, your kindness makes me very happy.\par You have seen my suffering.\par You know about the troubles I have.\par
Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt. And I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain.
The Lord All-Powerful is the One you should be afraid of. He is the One you should respect. He is the One you should fear.
God of my ancestors, {\cf2\super [11]} \par I thank you and praise you!\par You gave me wisdom and power.\par You told us the things we asked for!\par You told us about the king’s dream.”\par
But when you let your slave go free, don’t send him away with nothing.