11 The angel of the Lord said to her, “You have conceived and will have a son. You will name him Ishmael,[a] for the Lord has heard your cry of affliction.

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  1. 16:11 = God Hears

11 The angel of the Lord(A) also said to her:

“You are now pregnant
    and you will give birth to a son.(B)
You shall name him(C) Ishmael,[a](D)
    for the Lord has heard of your misery.(E)

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  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears.

Moses continued, “The Lord will give you meat to eat this evening and all the bread you want in the morning, for he has heard the complaints that you are raising against him. Who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord.”(A)

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Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling(A) against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.”(B)

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45 When you returned, you wept before the Lord, but he didn’t listen to your requests or pay attention to you.

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45 You came back and wept before the Lord,(A) but he paid no attention(B) to your weeping and turned a deaf ear(C) to you.

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He said this about Judah:

Lord, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people.
He fights for his cause[a] with his own hands,
but may you be a help against his foes.

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  1. 33:7 Or He contends for them

And this he said about Judah:(A)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
    bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
    Oh, be his help against his foes!”

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14 There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord listened to a man, because the Lord fought for Israel.(A)

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14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting(A) for Israel!

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Lord, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.(A)

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Hear my voice(A) when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.(B)

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