2 Kings 13:4
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4 Then Jehoahaz prayed for the Lord’s help, and the Lord heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.
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2 Kings 14:26
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26 For the Lord saw the bitter suffering of everyone in Israel, and that there was no one in Israel, slave or free, to help them.
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Exodus 3:7
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7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.
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Psalm 78:34
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34 When God began killing them,
they finally sought him.
They repented and took God seriously.
Isaiah 63:9
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9 In all their suffering he also suffered,
and he personally[a] rescued them.
In his love and mercy he redeemed them.
He lifted them up and carried them
through all the years.
Footnotes
- 63:9 Hebrew and the angel of his presence.
Judges 10:15-16
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15 But the Israelites pleaded with the Lord and said, “We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies.” 16 Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery.
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Numbers 21:7
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7 Then the people came to Moses and cried out, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take away the snakes.” So Moses prayed for the people.
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Exodus 3:9
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9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.
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Genesis 21:17
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17 But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
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Jeremiah 33:3
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3 Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
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Jeremiah 2:27
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27 To an image carved from a piece of wood they say,
‘You are my father.’
To an idol chiseled from a block of stone they say,
‘You are my mother.’
They turn their backs on me,
but in times of trouble they cry out to me,
‘Come and save us!’
Psalm 106:43-44
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43 Again and again he rescued them,
but they chose to rebel against him,
and they were finally destroyed by their sin.
44 Even so, he pitied them in their distress
and listened to their cries.
Psalm 50:15
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15 Then call on me when you are in trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”
2 Chronicles 33:19
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19 Manasseh’s prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers.[a] It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented.
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- 33:19 Or The Record of Hozai.
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
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12 But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. 13 And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God!
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2 Kings 13:22
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22 King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz.
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Judges 10:10
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10 Finally, they cried out to the Lord for help, saying, “We have sinned against you because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal.”
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Judges 6:6-7
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6 So Israel was reduced to starvation by the Midianites. Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.
7 When they cried out to the Lord because of Midian,
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Genesis 31:42
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42 In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac[a]—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”
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- 31:42 Or and the Fear of Isaac.
Isaiah 26:16
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16 Lord, in distress we searched for you.
We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline.
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