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 145:19
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19 He grants the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
Psalm 106:44
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44 Even so, he pitied them in their distress
and listened to their cries.
Exodus 2:23-25
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23 Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God. 24 God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.[a]
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- 2:25 Or and acknowledged his obligation to help them.
Psalm 34:6
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6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.
Nehemiah 9:9
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9 “You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea.[a]
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- 9:9 Hebrew sea of reeds.
Exodus 22:23
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23 If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.
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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.
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- 63:9 Hebrew and the angel of his presence.
Psalm 34:4
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4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
1 Samuel 9:16
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16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the leader of my people, Israel. He will rescue them from the Philistines, for I have looked down on my people in mercy and have heard their cry.”
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Exodus 1:11
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11 So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king.
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Genesis 29:32
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32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,[a] for she said, “The Lord has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me.”
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- 29:32 Reuben means “Look, a son!” It also sounds like the Hebrew for “He has seen my misery.”
Hebrews 4:15
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15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.
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Psalm 22:24
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24 For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy.
He has not turned his back on them,
but has listened to their cries for help.
Psalm 142:3
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3 When I am overwhelmed,
you alone know the way I should turn.
Wherever I go,
my enemies have set traps for me.
Genesis 18:21
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21 I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”
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