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Exodus 2:25
Exodus 2:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
- New International Version (NIV)So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them.
Context of Exodus 2:25
23And 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 to God by reason of the bondage. 24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God took notice of them .
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וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֖דַע אֱלֹהִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Exodus 2:25
- Exodus 4:31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
- 1 Samuel 1:11And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give to thy handmaid a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
- 2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me good for his cursing this day.
- Job 33:27He looketh upon men, and if any shall say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
- Luke 1:25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
- Exodus 1:8Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
- Exodus 3:7And 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 taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
- Psalms 1:6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- Psalms 55:22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never allow the righteous to be moved.
- Matthew 7:23And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Commentaries on Exodus 2:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And God had respect unto them - אלהים וידע vaiyeda Elohim, God knew them, i.e., he approved of them, and therefore it is said that their cry came up before God, and he heard their groaning. The word ידע yada, to know, in the Hebrew Bible, as well as in the Greek Testament, is frequently used in the sense of approving; and because God knew - had respect for and approved of, them, therefore he was determined to deliver them. For אלהים Elohim, God, in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-25Verses 23-25 The Israelites' bondage in Egypt continued, though the murdering of their infants did not continue. Sometimes the Lord suffers the rod of the wicked to lie very long and very heavy on the lot of the righteous. At last they began to think of God under their troubles. It is a sign that the Lord is coming towards us with deliverance, when he inclines and enables us to cry to him for it. God heard their groaning; he made it to appear that he took…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25The verbs here describe a God who understands his people's needs (heard … saw) and who is faithful and reliable (remembered His covenant). He fulfills his responsibilities in a relationship (took notice).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2511. in those days, when Moses was grown--not in age and stature only, but in power as well as in renown for accomplishments and military prowess (Ac 7:22). There is a gap here in the sacred history which, however, is supplied by the inspired commentary of Paul, who has fully detailed the reasons as well as extent of the change that took place in his worldly condition; and whether, as some say, his royal mother had proposed to make him coregent and…Read the comment
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- 1. Exodus 2:25 had...: Heb. knew ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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