Exodus 2:25
And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 3:7And 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:
Exodus 4:31And the people believed. And they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel: and that he had looked upon their affliction: and falling down they adored.
Deuteronomy 26:7And we cried to the Lord God of our fathers: who heard us, and looked down upon our af
2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps the Lord may look upon my affliction, and the Lord may render me good for the cursing of this day.
Psalms 1:6For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 31:8I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For thou best regarded my humility, thou hast saved my soul out of distresses.
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 →