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I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then 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. I know their sufferings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which <i>are</i> in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who <i>are</i> in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “I have certainly seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their outcry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD said, &#8220I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sufferings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, “I have in fact seen the affliction (suffering, desolation) of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters (oppressors); for I know their pain <i>and</i> suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, &#8220I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, "I have seen how cruelly my people are being treated in Egypt; I have heard them cry out to be rescued from their slave drivers. I know all about their sufferings, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said, "I have certainly seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry caused by their slave masters. I really do understand their pain, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says, “I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who [are] in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say, Seeing, I saw the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I heard their cry from the face of their pressers; and I knew their pains.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said to him: “I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their outcry because of the harshness of those who are over the works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD said: I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry against their taskmasters, so I know well what they are suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said: “Looking, I have seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt and I have heard their groans from before their oppressors, because I know their suffering;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry <i>caused</i> by their task-masters; for I know their affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/3-7.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=448" 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/3.htm">Moses at the Burning Bush</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Then 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. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">“I have indeed seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively."></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/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘o·nî (N-msc) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">the affliction</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: bə·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">in Egypt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">I have heard them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6818.htm" title="6818: ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A cry, outcry. From tsa'aq; a shriek.">crying out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5065.htm" title="5065: nō·ḡə·śāw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- To press, drive, oppress, exact. A primitive root; to drive; by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize.">their oppressors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">I am aware</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/4341.htm" title="4341: maḵ·’ō·ḇāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Pain. Sometimes makcowb; also makfobah; from ka'ab; anguish or affliction.">of their sufferings.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>I 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.…<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="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44</a></span><br />Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9</a></span><br />You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.<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="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a></span><br />Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4</a></span><br />Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.<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="/psalms/9-12.htm">Psalm 9:12</a></span><br />For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></span><br />“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></span><br />In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Psalm 22:24</a></span><br />For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-19.htm">Psalm 102:19-20</a></span><br />For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth / to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-1.htm">Psalm 116:1-2</a></span><br />I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. / Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20</a></span><br />It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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;</p><p class="hdg">I have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a></b></br> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-23.htm">Exodus 22:23</a></b></br> If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Genesis 29:32</a></b></br> And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.</p><p class="hdg">by reason.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11</a></b></br> Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.</p><p class="hdg">I know.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Genesis 18:21</a></b></br> I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Psalm 142:3</a></b></br> When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/46-26.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/41-52.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Assuredly</a> <a href="/genesis/28-16.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/exodus/2-25.htm">Concerned</a> <a href="/exodus/1-12.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Drivers</a> <a href="/genesis/50-4.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-17.htm">Exactors</a> <a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/genesis/39-23.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Masters</a> <a href="/genesis/44-34.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/revelation/1-9.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/genesis/41-52.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/revelation/2-9.htm">Sufferings</a> <a href="/exodus/2-14.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Taskmasters</a> <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Task-Masters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/4-28.htm">Account</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/joshua/3-10.htm">Assuredly</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Concerned</a> <a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/exodus/14-15.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Drivers</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Exactors</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/4-8.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/judges/9-3.htm">Masters</a> <a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-61.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/judges/10-16.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/numbers/5-24.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/job/9-28.htm">Sufferings</a> <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Taskmasters</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Task-Masters</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Moses keeps Jethro's flock.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">God appears to him in a burning bush.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-9.htm">He sends him to deliver Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-13.htm">The name of God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">His message to Israel, and Pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">He is assured of Israel's deliverance.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD said</b><br>This phrase indicates direct divine communication, emphasizing the authority and certainty of the message. In the context of Exodus, God is speaking to Moses from the burning bush, a theophany that signifies His presence and holiness. This encounter marks a pivotal moment in biblical history, as God reveals His plan for the deliverance of Israel.<p><b>I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt</b><br>God's awareness of Israel's suffering highlights His omniscience and compassion. The term "affliction" refers to the harsh conditions and forced labor imposed by the Egyptians. This phrase underscores God's covenant relationship with Israel, as He refers to them as "My people," recalling His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The historical context involves the Israelites' enslavement, which began after Joseph's death and the rise of a new Pharaoh who did not know Joseph (<a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8</a>).<p><b>I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's attentiveness to the prayers and cries of His people. The "oppressors" are the Egyptians, who subjected the Israelites to brutal slavery. The act of crying out signifies desperation and a plea for divine intervention. This connects to other biblical instances where God responds to the cries of His people, such as in Judges during the cycles of sin and deliverance.<p><b>and I am aware of their sufferings</b><br>God's awareness of suffering is not passive; it implies a readiness to act. The term "sufferings" encompasses the physical, emotional, and spiritual distress experienced by the Israelites. This awareness is a precursor to God's redemptive action, foreshadowing the deliverance through Moses, a type of Christ who leads His people out of bondage. Theologically, this reflects God's nature as compassionate and just, aligning with His future acts of salvation through Jesus Christ, who also sees and responds to human suffering.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who reveals Himself to Moses and expresses His concern for His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The chosen leader of Israel, who encounters God at the burning bush and receives his divine commission.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who are suffering under the harsh oppression of Egyptian slavery.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites are enslaved, representing a place of bondage and suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/oppressors.htm">Oppressors</a></b><br>The Egyptians, particularly Pharaoh, who impose harsh labor and suffering on the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_awareness_and_compassion.htm">God's Awareness and Compassion</a></b><br>God is not distant or indifferent to the suffering of His people. He sees, hears, and knows their afflictions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing_and_deliverance.htm">Divine Timing and Deliverance</a></b><br>God's awareness of suffering is coupled with His perfect timing for deliverance. Trust in His timing, even when it seems delayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prayer.htm">The Role of Prayer</a></b><br>The cries of the Israelites reached God, emphasizing the importance of persistent prayer in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God's response to the Israelites' suffering is rooted in His covenant promises. He is faithful to fulfill His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_action.htm">Empathy and Action</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to be aware of and respond to the suffering around us, reflecting God's compassion and action.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_liberation_theology's_goals.htm">What defines Liberation Theology's core principles and goals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_black_liberation_theology.htm">What defines Black Liberation Theology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_exodus_miracles.htm">Why is there no evidence for the miraculous events claimed in Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_we_be_sure_of_god's_promises.htm">How can we be sure of God's promises?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">The Lord said.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">Jehovah said. </span>The "God" of <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm" title="Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look on God.">Exodus 3:6</a> is "Jehovah" here, and again "God" in <a href="/exodus/3-11.htm" title="And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?">Exodus 3:11</a>. (See the Note on <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm" title="And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.">Exodus 3:4</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">I have surely seen.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">seeing I have seen. </span>It is not so much certainty as continued looking that is implied. (Comp. <a href="/exodus/2-25.htm" title="And God looked on the children of Israel, and God had respect to them.">Exodus 2:25</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Taskmasters.</span>--A different word from that similarly translated in <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm" title="Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.">Exodus 1:11</a>, and one that implies cruel usage. It is sometimes rendered "oppressors" (<a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm" title="And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of him that passes by, and because of him that returns: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with my eyes.">Zechariah 9:8</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have surely seen</span>. Literally "Seeing I have seen" - an expression implying continuance. On the force of the anthropomorphic terms "seeing, hearing, knowing," as used of God, see the comment on Exodus 2:24-25. <span class="cmt_word">Taskmasters</span>. Not the general superintendents of <a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11</a>, but subordinate officials, who stood over the labourers and applied the rod to their backs. (See above, <a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">Exodus 2:11</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/3-7.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">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I have indeed seen</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאֹ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the misery</span><br /><span class="heb">עֳנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘o·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction, poverty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of My people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Egypt.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common 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">them crying out</span><br /><span class="heb">צַעֲקָתָ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣa·‘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_6818.htm">Strong's 6818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cry, outcry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their oppressors,</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹֽגְשָׂ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ḡə·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5065.htm">Strong's 5065: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive, to tax, harass, tyrannize</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am aware</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֖עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their sufferings.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכְאֹבָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(maḵ·’ō·ḇāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4341.htm">Strong's 4341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anguish, affliction</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">OT Law: Exodus 3:7 Yahweh said I have surely seen (Exo. 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