Exodus 3:7
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7 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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Psalm 145:19
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19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.(A)
Psalm 106:44
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44 Nevertheless, he regarded their distress
when he heard their cry.(A)
Exodus 2:23-25
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23 After a long time the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out. Their cry for help rose up to God from their slavery.(A) 24 God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.(B) 25 God looked upon the Israelites, and God took notice of them.(C)
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Psalm 34:6
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6 This poor soul cried and was heard by the Lord
and was saved from every trouble.
Nehemiah 9:9
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9 “And you saw the distress of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.[a](A)
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- 9.9 Or Sea of Reeds
Exodus 22:23
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23 If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry;(A)
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Isaiah 63:9
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9 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)
Psalm 34:4
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4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.(A)
1 Samuel 9:16
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16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines, for I have seen the suffering of[a] my people, because their outcry has come to me.”(A)
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- 9.16 Gk: Heb lacks the suffering of
Exodus 1:11
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11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities, Pithom and Rameses, for Pharaoh.(A)
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Genesis 29:32
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32 Leah conceived and bore a son, and she named him Reuben,[a] for she said, “Because the Lord has looked on my affliction, surely now my husband will love me.”(A)
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- 29.32 That is, see, a son
Hebrews 4:15
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15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested[a] as we are, yet without sin.(A)
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- 4.15 Or tempted
Psalm 22:24
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24 For he did not despise or abhor
the affliction of the afflicted;
he did not hide his face from me[a]
but heard when I[b] cried to him.(A)
Psalm 142:3
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3 When my spirit is faint,
you know my way.
In the path where I walk,
they have hidden a trap for me.(A)
Genesis 18:21
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21 I must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me, and if not, I will know.”(A)
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