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and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and God heard their loud cries. He did not forget the promise he had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God heard their groaning, and he remembered his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God heard their groaning, God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and God hears their groaning, and God remembers His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and God heareth their groaning, and God remembereth His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God will hear their groaning, and God will remember his covenant with Abraham, with Isaak and with Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he heard their groaning, and he also remembered the covenant which he formed with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God heard their moaning and God was mindful of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And God heard their groans and God remembered his covenant with Abraham and with Isaaq and with Yaquuv.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And God heard their groanings, and God remembered his covenant made with Abraam and Isaac and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/2-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=373" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">God Hears the Cry of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23</span>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. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">So God</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: way·yiš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/5009.htm" title="5009: na·’ă·qā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A groan, groaning. From na'aq; a groan.">their groaning,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">and He</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: way·yiz·kōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">remembered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">His covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">and Jacob.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>God saw the Israelites and took notice.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-3.htm">Genesis 46:3-4</a></span><br />“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. / I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Leviticus 26:42</a></span><br />then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a></span><br />But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5</a></span><br />It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-7.htm">Deuteronomy 26:7-9</a></span><br />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. / Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. / And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-45</a></span><br />Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Jeremiah 31:20</a></span><br />Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a></span><br />to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a></span><br />I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Romans 11:28-29</a></span><br />Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs. / For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.</p><p class="hdg">God heard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5</a></b></br> And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a></b></br> And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27,28</a></b></br> Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest <i>them</i> from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies… </p><p class="hdg">remembered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14-18</a></b></br> And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a></b></br> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-18.htm">Genesis 18:18</a></b></br> Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/31-44.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/exodus/1-5.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/genesis/42-9.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Remembereth</a> <a href="/genesis/45-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/exodus/2-6.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/exodus/10-10.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/job/31-14.htm">Remembereth</a> <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-1.htm">Moses is born, and placed in a basket in the reeds of Nile.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">who employs his mother to nurse him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">He kills an Egyptian.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">He reproves a Hebrew.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">He flees into Midian, and marries Zipporah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Gershom is born.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">God respects the Israelites' cry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The groaning refers to the cries of distress from the Israelites under harsh slavery. This highlights God's compassion and responsiveness to human suffering. In the biblical context, groaning often signifies deep distress and a plea for divine intervention, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a>, where the Spirit intercedes with groans too deep for words. Theologically, it underscores the belief that God is not distant but actively listens to the cries of His people.<p><b>and He remembered His covenant</b><br>The concept of God "remembering" does not imply that He forgets, but rather that He is about to act in accordance with His promises. The covenant mentioned here is a binding agreement initiated by God, emphasizing His faithfulness and commitment. This covenantal relationship is central to the narrative of the Bible, where God consistently acts in history to fulfill His promises. The remembrance of the covenant is a turning point, indicating that God is about to intervene in a significant way, as seen in the deliverance of Israel from Egypt.<p><b>with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob</b><br>This phrase roots the narrative in the patriarchal promises found in Genesis. The covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob includes promises of land, descendants, and blessing (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3, 26</a>:3-4, 28:13-15). These patriarchs are foundational figures in Israel's history, and God's faithfulness to them is a recurring theme throughout Scripture. The mention of these patriarchs connects the Exodus story to the broader narrative of God's redemptive plan, which ultimately points to Jesus Christ, a descendant of Abraham, through whom all nations would be blessed (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who hears the cries of His people and remembers His covenant promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are suffering under Egyptian bondage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, representing oppression and hardship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham,_isaac,_and_jacob.htm">Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarchs with whom God made His covenant, promising them descendants and a land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>The divine promise made by God to the patriarchs, ensuring His faithfulness and commitment to their descendants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is always faithful to His promises, even when circumstances seem dire. His remembrance of the covenant assures us of His unwavering commitment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>The groaning of the Israelites reached God, highlighting the importance of bringing our struggles to Him in prayer. God hears and responds to the cries of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Our relationship with God is based on His covenant promises. Understanding this helps us trust in His plans and purposes for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_oppression.htm">Hope in Oppression</a></b><br>Even in the darkest times, God is aware of our suffering and is working towards our deliverance. This gives us hope and perseverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_continuity.htm">Historical Continuity</a></b><br>The mention of the patriarchs connects the Israelites' current situation to God's historical actions, reminding us that we are part of a larger account of redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_i_remember_you_fondly_every_time.htm">Do I remember you fondly every time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_god's_promises_in_the_bible.htm">What are God's promises in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_remembered'_mean.htm">What does "God remembered" signify in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_16_3_say_jerusalem's_ancestry_is_amorite_and_hittite.htm">How can Ezekiel 16:3 claim Jerusalem’s ancestry is Amorite and Hittite when historical records emphasize Israel’s descent from Abraham? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 24, 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">God heard their groaning</span>. God is said to "hear" the prayers which he accepts and grants; to "be deaf" to those which he does not grant, but rejects. He now "heard" (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> accepted) the supplications of oppressed Israel; and on account of the covenant which he had made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - a covenant always <span class="cmt_word">remembered</span> by him - he <span class="cmt_word">looked upon</span> his people, made them the objects of his special <span class="cmt_word">regard</span>, and entered on a course, which was abnormal, irregular, miraculous, in order to carry out his purposes of mercy towards them It is observed that anthropomorphic expressions are here accumulated; but this is always the case when the love and tenderness of God towards man are spoken of, since they form the only possible phraseology in which ideas of love and tenderness can be expressed so as to be intelligible to bureau beings. <span class="cmt_word">And God regarded them</span>. Literally, "and God knew." God kept the whole in his thoughts - bore in mind the sufferings, the wrongs, the hopes, the fears, the groans, the despair, the appeal to him, the fervent supplications and prayers - knew all, remembered all-counted every word and sigh - gathered the tears into his bottle - noted all things in his book - and for the present endured, kept silence - but was preparing for his foes a terrible vengeance - for his people a marvellous deliverance <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/2-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their groaning,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַאֲקָתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(na·’ă·qā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5009.htm">Strong's 5009: </a> </span><span class="str2">A groan, groaning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remembered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiz·kōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִית֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abraham,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaac,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jacob.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">OT Law: Exodus 2:24 God heard their groaning and God remembered (Exo. 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