Exodus 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 taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Cross-references

Exodus 3:9 Parallel

Exodus 3:9 restates God's seeing and hearing—reinforcing the same divine awareness within the same speech.

Exodus 1:11 Historical context

Exodus 1:11 describes the forced labor and oppression that God saw and heard in Exodus 3:7—the suffering He responds to.

Exodus 2:23–25 Historical context

Exodus 2:23-25 describes the Israelites' groaning and God remembering the covenant, setting the stage for God's declaration in 3:7.

Exodus 2:25 Historical context

Exodus 2:25 records God already seeing and knowing Israel's plight—immediately before this declaration.

Exodus 4:31 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 4:31 reports the people believing that God saw their affliction—fulfilling the promise of this verse.

Exodus 6:5 Parallel

Exodus 6:5 repeats God's hearing of Israel's groaning—another affirmation of the same compassionate response.

Exodus 22:23 uses similar language 'I will surely hear their cry' in a law protecting the vulnerable, echoing God's response to affliction.

Isaiah 63:9 Allusion

Isaiah 63:9 reflects on God's empathy during that distress—He was distressed Himself and redeemed them with love.

Psalm 106:44 echoes God's response: He took note of their distress when He heard their cry, mirroring Exodus 3:7 directly.

1 Samuel 9:16 nearly verbatim echoes 'I have seen the affliction of my people... their cry has come to me' when sending Samuel to anoint Saul.

In 2 Kings 14:26, God again sees Israel's bitter affliction with no helper, echoing His compassion in Exodus.

Genesis 16:11 uses the same phrase: 'the LORD has heard of your misery'—direct parallel to God hearing Israel's misery.

1 Chronicles 17:21 Historical context

1 Chronicles 17:21 recalls God redeeming Israel from Egypt, the same act of seeing affliction and delivering.

Nehemiah 9:9 explicitly recounts God seeing the distress in Egypt and hearing the cry, directly referencing this event.

Job 34:28 Parallel

Job 34:28 states God hears the cry of the afflicted, directly paralleling His response in Exodus.

Psalm 9:12 Parallel

Psalm 9:12 affirms God does not forget the cry of the afflicted, echoing His attention in Exodus.

Psalm 12:5 Parallel

Psalm 12:5 has God rising to protect the poor from oppression, similar to His response in Exodus.

Psalm 102:20 echoes God hearing the groans of prisoners, paralleling His response to Israel's cries in Egypt.

Psalm 107:13 shows the same pattern: the oppressed cry to the Lord and He saves them, mirroring Exodus deliverance.

Isaiah 19:20 directly repeats the Exodus pattern: a cry to the Lord from oppression, and He sends a savior.

Acts 7:34 Citation

Acts 7:34 directly quotes this verse in Stephen’s speech — showing God’s seeing and hearing as the basis for sending Moses.

2 Samuel 22:7 describes crying to God and being heard — the same pattern of distress and divine response as here.

2 Samuel 16:12 has David hoping the LORD will look on his affliction — directly paralleling God's seeing of Israel's affliction here.

2 Kings 13:4 repeats the pattern: God saw Israel's oppression and heard their cry — identical to His action here.

Numbers 20:16 Historical context

Numbers 20:16 directly recalls the cry and God's hearing that brought Israel out of Egypt — the same deliverance promised here.

Genesis 31:42 directly states 'God saw my affliction'—the same phrase God uses here for Israel.

In Genesis 31:12, God says 'I have seen' Laban's treatment of Jacob—identical language of divine observation.

Genesis 21:17 repeats the motif: God hears the boy crying in distress, just as He hears Israel's cry in Exodus.

2 Samuel 7:23 Historical context

2 Samuel 7:23 celebrates God redeeming Israel from Egypt — the result of His seeing their affliction here.

Judges 2:1 Historical context

Judges 2:1 reminds Israel of God's deliverance from Egypt — the outcome of His seeing their affliction here.

Deuteronomy 15:9 warns that the poor may cry to the LORD against a hard-hearted giver — mirroring God's attention to the oppressed's cry here.

Psalm 22:24 Parallel

Psalm 22:24 affirms God has not despised the afflicted's cry, reinforcing the theme of God hearing and not hiding his face.

Genesis 4:10 introduces a cry reaching God—Abel's blood cries out, just as Israel's cries reach God in Exodus.

Daniel 9:18 Parallel

In Daniel 9:18, Daniel prays for God to see their desolation, appealing to the same divine compassion shown here.

Lamentations 1:9 pleads, 'Look, Lord, on my affliction,' mirroring the divine attention to suffering in Exodus 3:7.

Genesis 18:21 shows God responding to an outcry by going down to see—a similar divine attention, though for judgment.

Psalm 145:19 generalizes this pattern: God hears the cry of those who fear Him and saves them, as He did for Israel.

Nehemiah 5:1 describes a great outcry against oppression among Jews, mirroring Israel's cry in Egypt.

2 Samuel 22:28 says God saves the humble — consistent with His response to Israel's affliction and cry here.

2 Kings 13:23 Historical context

2 Kings 13:23 shows God's compassion on Israel because of the covenant — the same God who saw their affliction here.