Exodus 3:7 “The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egyp…”

Exodus 3:7

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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;

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Lord said, I haue surely seene the trouble of my people, which are in Egypt, and haue heard their crie, because of their taskemasters: for I knowe their sorowes.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith, 'I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who [are] in Egypt, and their cry I have heard, because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;

Bible in Basic English

And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;

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Cross references

“I have”

Psalm 145:19 Psalm 106:44 Exodus 2:23–25 Psalm 34:6 Exodus 22:23 Genesis 29:32

Psalm 145:19 · BSB

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

Psalm 106:44 · BSB

Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.

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.

Psalm 34:6 · BSB

This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

Exodus 22:23 · BSB

If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

Genesis 29:32 · BSB

And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

“by reason”

Exodus 1:11

Exodus 1:11 · BSB

So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

“I know”

Psalm 142:3 Genesis 18:21

Psalm 142:3 · BSB

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Genesis 18:21 · BSB

I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

Also

Nehemiah 9:9

Nehemiah 9:9 · BSB

You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.

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

In context

6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

8I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Read Exodus 3