Exodus 2:24

and God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

In Context

23And it came to pass during those many days, that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and cried; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage;

25and God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged [them].

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Cross References

Genesis 15:14But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.

Genesis 17:7And 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 to thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Genesis 26:3Sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee and bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries; and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father.

Genesis 28:12And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it.

Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.

Genesis 35:12And the land that I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 2:24-25

Cry of the Oppressed Israelites. ( b. c. 1491.) 23 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. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. Here is, 1. The continuance of the Israelites' bondage in Egypt, v. 23 . Probably… Read the whole commentary →

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