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26 For the Lord saw that the distress of Israel was very bitter; there was no one left, bond or free, and no one to help Israel.(A)

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26 The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free,(A) was suffering;[a](B) there was no one to help them.(C)

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  1. 2 Kings 14:26 Or Israel was suffering. They were without a ruler or leader, and

But Jehoahaz entreated the Lord, and the Lord heeded him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them.(A)

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Then Jehoahaz sought(A) the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw(B) how severely the king of Aram was oppressing(C) Israel.

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36 Indeed, the Lord will vindicate his people,
    have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone,
    neither bond nor free remaining.(A)

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36 The Lord will vindicate his people(A)
    and relent(B) concerning his servants(C)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave(D) or free.[a]

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader

Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings,(A)

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The Lord said, “I have indeed seen(A) the misery(B) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned(C) about their suffering.(D)

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    in all their distress.
It was no messenger or angel
    but his presence that saved them;
in his love and pity it was he who redeemed them;
    he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.(A)

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In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(A) of his presence(B) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(C) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(D) them
    all the days of old.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them

43 Many times he delivered them,
    but they were rebellious in their purposes
    and were brought low through their iniquity.(A)
44 Nevertheless, he regarded their distress
    when he heard their cry.(B)
45 For their sake he remembered his covenant
    and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.(C)

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43 Many times he delivered them,(A)
    but they were bent on rebellion(B)
    and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;(C)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(D)
    and out of his great love(E) he relented.(F)

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21 I will bring disaster on you; I will consume you and will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel,(A)

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21 He says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male(A) in Israel—slave or free.[a](B)

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  1. 1 Kings 21:21 Or Israel—every ruler or leader

10 therefore I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free in Israel, and will consume the house of Jeroboam, just as one burns up dung until it is all gone.(A)

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10 “‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster(A) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.[a](B) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.(C)

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  1. 1 Kings 14:10 Or Israel—every ruler or leader

16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and he could no longer bear to see Israel suffer.(A)

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16 Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord.(A) And he could bear Israel’s misery(B) no longer.(C)

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The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.(A)

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And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing(A) them.

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