Exodus 3:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 3:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 3:7 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 3:7 — 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;”
— Exodus 3:7 (KJV)
Exodus 3:7 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 3:7
“I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 3:7: seen, affliction, people
“And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 3:7: lord, seen, people
“And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 3:7: lord, surely, heard
“Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 3:7: lord, seen, people
“And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;”
Shares key themes with Exodus 3:7: affliction, egypt, heard
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