Bible Cross References
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
Judges 2:18
Whenever the LORD gave Israel a leader, the LORD would help that leader and would save the people from their enemies as long as that leader lived. The LORD would have mercy on them because they groaned under their suffering and oppression.
Judges 3:9
Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he sent someone to free them. This was Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz.
Judges 4:3
Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he ruled the people of Israel with cruelty and violence for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help.
Judges 6:6-10
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and Israel was helpless against them.
7
Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help against the Midianites,
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and he sent them a prophet who brought them this message from the LORD, the God of Israel: "I brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
9
I rescued you from the Egyptians and from the people who fought you here in this land. I drove them out as you advanced, and I gave you their land.
10
I told you that I am the LORD your God and that you should not worship the gods of the Amorites, whose land you are now living in. But you have not listened to me."
Judges 10:10-16
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Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD and said, "We have sinned against you, for we left you, our God, and worshiped the Baals."
11
The LORD gave them this answer: "The Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
12
the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites oppressed you in the past, and you cried out to me. Did I not save you from them?
13
But you still left me and worshiped other gods, so I am not going to rescue you again.
14
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them rescue you when you get in trouble."
15
But the people of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned. Do whatever you like, but please, save us today."
16
So they got rid of their foreign gods and worshiped the LORD; and he became troubled over Israel's distress.
1 Samuel 7:8-12
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and said to Samuel, "Keep praying to the LORD our God to save us from the Philistines."
9
Samuel killed a young lamb and burned it whole as a sacrifice to the LORD. Then he prayed to the LORD to help Israel, and the LORD answered his prayer.
10
While Samuel was offering the sacrifice, the Philistines moved forward to attack; but just then the LORD thundered from heaven against them. They became completely confused and fled in panic.
11
The Israelites marched out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines almost as far as Bethcar, killing them along the way.
12
Then Samuel took a stone, set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and said, "The LORD has helped us all the way"---and he named it "Stone of Help."
2 Kings 14:26
The LORD saw the terrible suffering of the Israelites; there was no one at all to help them.
2 Kings 14:27
But it was not the LORD's purpose to destroy Israel completely and forever, so he rescued them through King Jeroboam II.
Nehemiah 9:27-38
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so you let their enemies conquer and rule them. In their trouble they called to you for help, and you answered them from heaven. In your great mercy you sent them leaders who rescued them from their foes.
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When peace returned, they sinned again, and again you let their enemies conquer them. Yet when they repented and asked you to save them, in heaven you heard, and time after time you rescued them in your great mercy.
29
You warned them to obey your teachings, but in pride they rejected your laws, although keeping your Law is the way to life. Hard-headed and stubborn, they refused to obey.
30
Year after year you patiently warned them. You inspired your prophets to speak, but your people were deaf, so you let them be conquered by other nations.
31
And yet, because your mercy is great, you did not forsake or destroy them. You are a gracious and merciful God!
32
"O God, our God, how great you are! How terrifying, how powerful! You faithfully keep your covenant promises. From the time when Assyrian kings oppressed us, even till now, how much we have suffered! Our kings, our leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors, and all our people have suffered. Remember how much we have suffered!
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You have done right to punish us; you have been faithful, even though we have sinned.
34
Our ancestors, our kings, leaders, and priests have not kept your Law. They did not listen to your commands and warnings.
35
With your blessing, kings ruled your people when they lived in the broad, fertile land you gave them; but they failed to turn from sin and serve you.
36
And now we are slaves in the land that you gave us, this fertile land which gives us food.
37
What the land produces goes to the kings that you put over us because we sinned. They do as they please with us and our livestock, and we are in deep distress!"
38
Because of all that has happened, we, the people of Israel, hereby make a solemn written agreement, and our leaders, our Levites, and our priests put their seals to it.