Acts 7 · Verse 34

Acts 7:34

I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
Acts 7:34, King James Version

Acts 7:34 in other translations

BSBI have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
WEBI have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you into Egypt.’
ASVI have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
YLTseeing I have seen the affliction of My people that is in Egypt, and their groaning I did hear, and came down to deliver them; and now come, I will send thee to Egypt.
DARBYI have surely seen the ill treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groan, and have come down to take them out of it; and now, come, I will send thee to Egypt.
BBETruly, I have seen the sorrows of my people in Egypt, and their cries have come to my ears, and I have come down to make them free: and now, come, I will send you to Egypt.
WebsterI have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

What does Acts 7:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:30-34

30-34. an angel of the Lord--rather, "the Angel of the Covenant," who immediately calls Himself Jehovah (Compare Ac 7:38).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 34. I have seen, etc. The repetition of this word is in accordance with the usage of the Hebrew writers when they wish to represent anything emphatically.

Their groaning. Under their oppressions.

Am come down. This is spoken in accordance with human conceptions. It means that God was about to deliver them.

I will send this, etc. This is a mere summary of what is expressed at much greater length in Ex 3:7-10.

(*) "seen the affliction" "I have surely seen"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 7:30-41

Men deceive themselves, if they think God cannot do what he sees to be good any where; he can bring his people into a wilderness, and there speak comfortably to them. He appeared to Moses in a flame of fire, yet the bush was not consumed; which represented the state of Israel in Egypt, where, though they were in the fire of affliction, yet they were not consumed. It may also be looked upon as a type of Christ's…

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Acts 7:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἰδὼνidōnHaving seenG1492
εἶδονeidonI sawG1492
τὴνtēntheG3588
κάκωσινkakōsinoppressionG2561
τοῦtouof theG3588
λαοῦlaoupeopleG2992
μουmouof MineG3165
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἐνeninG1722
ΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōEgyptG125
καὶkaiandG2532
τοῦtoutheG3588
στεναγμοῦstenagmougroansG4726
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846
ἤκουσα·ēkousaI have heard;G191
καὶkaiandG2532
κατέβηνkatebēnI have come downG2597
ἐξελέσθαιexelesthaito deliverG1807
αὐτούς·autousthem;G846
καὶkaiandG2532
νῦνnunnowG3568
δεῦροdeurocomeG1204
ἀποστείλωaposteilōI may sendG649
σεseyouG4771
εἰςeistoG1519
Αἴγυπτον.¶AiguptonEgypt.’G125

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 7:34

  • Exodus 3:7-10

    And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

  • Psalms 106:44

    Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

  • Exodus 4:31

    And 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.

  • Nehemiah 9:9

    And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

  • Exodus 3:14

    And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

  • John 6:38

    For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

  • Exodus 2:23-25

    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. And 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 had respect unto them.

  • Isaiah 63:8-9

    For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  • Hosea 12:13

    And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

  • Psalms 144:5

    Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

  • Exodus 6:5-6

    And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

  • Genesis 18:21

    I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have seen.
Ex 2:23-25; 3:7,9; 4:31; 6:5,6; Jud 2:18; 10:15,16; Ne 9:9; Ps 106:44
Isa 63:8,9
and am.
Ge 11:5,7; 18:21; Ex 3:8; Nu 11:17; Ps 144:5; Isa 64:1; Joh 3:13
Joh 6:38
And now.
Ex 3:10,14; Ps 105:26; Ho 12:13; Mic 6:4

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Context

  • Acts 7:33

    Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

  • Acts 7:34

    I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

  • Acts 7:35

    This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

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Acts 7:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
He visto, he visto la aflicción de mi pueblo que está en Egipto, y he oído el gemido de ellos, y he descendido para librarlos. Ahora pues, ven, te enviaré á Egipto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
J’ai vu, j’ai vu l’oppression de mon peuple qui est en Égypte, et j’ai entendu leur gémissement, et je suis descendu pour les délivrer; et maintenant viens, je t’enverrai en Égypte.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gesehen habe ich die Mißhandlung meines Volkes, das in Ägypten ist, und ihr Seufzen habe ich gehört, und ich bin herniedergekommen, sie herauszureißen. Und nun komm, ich will dich nach Ägypten senden."
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Videns vidi afflictionem populi mei qui est in Ægypto, et gemitum eorum audivi, et descendi liberare eos. Et nunc veni, et mittam te in Ægyptum.