Bible Cross References
Lift up
Genesis 30:37-43
37
Jacob got green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them.
38
He placed these branches in front of the flocks at their drinking troughs. He put them there, because the animals mated when they came to drink.
39
So when the goats bred in front of the branches, they produced young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted.
40
Jacob kept the sheep separate from the goats and made them face in the direction of the streaked and black animals of Laban's flock. In this way he built up his own flock and kept it apart from Laban's.
41
When the healthy animals were mating, Jacob put the branches in front of them at the drinking troughs, so that they would breed among the branches.
42
But he did not put the branches in front of the weak animals. Soon Laban had all the weak animals, and Jacob all the healthy ones.
43
In this way Jacob became very wealthy. He had many flocks, slaves, camels, and donkeys.
I have seen
Genesis 31:42
If the God of my fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac, had not been with me, you would have already sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my trouble and the work I have done, and last night he gave his judgment."
Exodus 3:7
Then the LORD said, "I have seen how cruelly my people are being treated in Egypt; I have heard them cry out to be rescued from their slave drivers. I know all about their sufferings,
Exodus 3:9
I have indeed heard the cry of my people, and I see how the Egyptians are oppressing them.
Leviticus 19:13
"Do not rob or take advantage of anyone. Do not hold back the wages of someone you have hired, not even for one night.
Deuteronomy 24:15
Each day before sunset pay them for that day's work; they need the money and have counted on getting it. If you do not pay them, they will cry out against you to the LORD, and you will be guilty of sin.
Psalm 12:5
"But now I will come," says the LORD, "because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for."
Psalm 139:3
You see me, whether I am working or resting; you know all my actions.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
Don't be surprised when you see that the government oppresses the poor and denies them justice and their rights. Every official is protected by someone higher, and both are protected by still higher officials.
Acts 7:34
I have seen the cruel suffering of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans, and I have come down to set them free. Come now; I will send you to Egypt.'
Ephesians 6:9
Masters, behave in the same way toward your slaves and stop using threats. Remember that you and your slaves belong to the same Master in heaven, who judges everyone by the same standard.