Genesis 21:17

And God heard the voice of the boy, and a messenger of God called unto Hagar out of the heavens; and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Do not fear, for God hath hearkened unto the voice of the boy where he is.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

In Context

16and went and sat her down over against him at a distance like as of such as draw the bow, for she said Let me not look upon the death of the child,—So she sat down over against him, and the boy lifted up his voice, and wept

18Arise lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand,—for, a great nation, will I make him.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:1After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision saying,—Do not fear Abram, I am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward.

Genesis 16:9And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Return unto thy lady,—and humble thyself under her hands.

Genesis 46:3And he said: I, am GOD himself, the God of thy father,—Be not afraid of going down to Egypt, seeing that for a great nation, will I plant thee there.

Exodus 14:13And Moses said unto the people—Do not fear, stand still and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you to-day,—for as for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall not again see them any more to times age-abiding.

Exodus 22:27for that is his only covering, that, is his mantle, for his skin,—wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass when he maketh outcry unto me, then will I hear because, gracious, I am.

1 Samuel 11:5But lo! Saul, came in, following the oxen, out of the field, and Saul said, What aileth the people, that they should weep? Then were recounted to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:15-22

God's Mercy to Hagar and Ishmael. ( b. c. 1892.) 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And… Read the whole commentary →

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