Deuteronomy 26:7 “So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD hea…”

Deuteronomy 26:7

So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

World English Bible

Then we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers. The LORD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.

American Standard Version

and we cried unto Jehovah, the God of our fathers, and Jehovah heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression;

Geneva Bible 1599

But when we cried vnto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voyce, and looked on our aduersitie, and on our labour, and on our oppression.

Darby Translation

and we cried to Jehovah, the God of our fathers, and Jehovah heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression;

Young's Literal Translation

and we cry unto Jehovah, God of our fathers, and Jehovah heareth our voice, and seeth our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression;

Bible in Basic English

And our cry went up to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord's ear was open to the voice of our cry, and his eyes took note of our grief and the crushing weight of our work:

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Cross references

“we cried”

Exodus 6:5 Psalm 50:15 Psalm 116:1–4 Jeremiah 33:2 Exodus 2:23–25 Exodus 3:1–4

Exodus 6:5 · BSB

Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.

Psalm 50:15 · BSB

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

Psalm 116:1–4 · BSB

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.

Jeremiah 33:2 · BSB

“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:

Exodus 2:23–25 · BSB

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.

Exodus 3:1–4 · BSB

Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

“looked”

Exodus 4:31 1 Samuel 9:16 Psalm 119:132 2 Samuel 16:12 Psalm 102:19 Psalm 102:20

Exodus 4:31 · BSB

and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

1 Samuel 9:16 · BSB

“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because…

Psalm 119:132 · BSB

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

2 Samuel 16:12 · BSB

Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”

Psalm 102:19 · BSB

For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth

Psalm 102:20 · BSB

to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

Also

Exodus 3:9

Exodus 3:9 · BSB

And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.

8Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.

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