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Exodus 3:7

Egypt
God's presenceSufferingGod's loveComfort

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

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BSB
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
KJV
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
WEB
The LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
ASV
And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
DARBY
And Jehovah said, I have seen assuredly the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and their cry have I heard on account of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows.
BLB
And YHWH said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who [are] in Egypt, and their cry I have heard from before their taskmasters, for I know their pains;
ÅB
Og Herren sa: Jeg har sett mitt folks nød i Egypt, og jeg har hørt deres klagerop over arbeidsfogdene; jeg vet hva de lider.
OTB
Herren sa: «Jeg har sannelig sett mitt folks nød i Egypt og hørt deres klagerop over slavefogdene, for jeg kjenner deres lidelser.
B1930
Og Herren sa: Jeg har sett mitt folks nød i Egypten, og jeg har hørt deres klagerop over arbeidsfogdene; jeg vet hvad de lider.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 145:19

    He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

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  • Psalms 106:44

    Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

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  • Exodus 2:23–25

    And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

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  • Psalms 34:6

    This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

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  • Exodus 22:23

    If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

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  • Nehemiah 9:9

    And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

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  • Genesis 29:32

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

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  • Exodus 1:11

    Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

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