Exodus 3:7 Parallel Translations

The LORD said, "I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they're suffering.(GOD'S WORD®)

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;

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;

BBE:

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;

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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;

JPS:

And the LORD 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 pains;

WBS:

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

WEB:

Yahweh 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.

YLT:

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;

Exodus 3:7 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 2:25 God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice of them.

Nehemiah 9:9 "You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.

Psalm 106:44 Nevertheless He looked upon their distress When He heard their cry;

Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

Acts 7:34 'I HAVE CERTAINLY SEEN THE OPPRESSION OF MY PEOPLE IN EGYPT AND HAVE HEARD THEIR GROANS, AND I HAVE COME DOWN TO RESCUE THEM; COME NOW, AND I WILL SEND YOU TO EGYPT.' (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:7 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 {h} taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
(h) Whose cruelty was intolerable.

MHC:

3:7-10 God notices the afflictions of Israel. Their sorrows; even the secret sorrows of God's people are known to him. Their cry; God hears the cries of his afflicted people. The oppression they endured; the highest and greatest of their oppressors are not above him. God promises speedy deliverance by methods out of the common ways of providence. Those whom God, by his grace, delivers out of a spiritual Egypt, he will bring to a heavenly Canaan.

CONC:

Account Affliction Assuredly Aware Certainly Concerned Cruel Cry Crying Drivers Ears Egypt Exactors Grief Heed Masters Misery Pains Reason Slave Sorrows Suffering Sufferings Surely Taskmasters Task-masters Truly

Account Affliction Assuredly Aware Concerned Cruel Cry Crying Drivers Ears Egypt Exactors Grief Heard Heed Indeed Masters Misery Pains Reason Slave Sorrows Suffering Sufferings Surely Taskmasters Task-Masters

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