Deuteronomy 26 · Verse 7

Deuteronomy 26:7

And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:
Deuteronomy 26:7, King James Version

Deuteronomy 26:7 in other translations

BSBSo we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.
WEBThen we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers. The LORD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.
ASVand we cried unto Jehovah, the God of our fathers, and Jehovah heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression;
YLTand we cry unto Jehovah, God of our fathers, and Jehovah heareth our voice, and seeth our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression;
DARBYand we cried to Jehovah, the God of our fathers, and Jehovah heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression;
BBEAnd our cry went up to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord's ear was open to the voice of our cry, and his eyes took note of our grief and the crushing weight of our work:
WebsterAnd when we cried to the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labor, and our oppression:

What does Deuteronomy 26:7 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Chapter Outline Confession in offering the first-fruits. (1-11) The prayer after disposal of the third year's tithe. (12-15) The covenant between God and the people. (16-19) Verses 1-11 When God has made good his promises to us, he expects we should own it to the honour of his faithfulness. And our creature comforts are doubly sweet, when we see them flowing from the fountain of the promise. The person who offered…

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Deuteronomy 26:7 in the original Hebrew

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.

וַנִּצְעַ֕קva.nitz.'Akand we cried outH6817
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuancestors ourH1
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'and he heardH8085
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuvoice ourH6963
וַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עָנְיֵ֛נוּ'a.ne.Ye.nuaffliction ourH6040
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עֲמָלֵ֖נוּ'a.ma.Le.nutoil ourH5999
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
לַחֲצֵֽנוּ\׃la.cha.Tze.nuoppression ourH3906

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 26:7

  • Exodus 2:23-3:4

    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. Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. …

  • Ephesians 3:20-21

    Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

  • Exodus 3:9

    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.

  • Psalms 116:1-4

    I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

  • Psalms 50:15

    And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  • Psalms 103:1-2

    A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

  • Psalms 119:132

    Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

  • Jeremiah 33:2

    Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 9:16

    To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

  • Exodus 6:5

    And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

  • Psalms 102:19-20

    For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth; To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
we cried.
Ex 2:23-25; 3:1-4:31; 6:5; Ps 50:15; 103:1,2; 116:1-4; Jer 33:2
Eph 3:20,21
looked.
Ex 4:31; 1Sa 9:16; 2Sa 16:12; Ps 102:19,20; 119:132

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 26:6

    And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

  • Deuteronomy 26:7

    And when we cried unto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

  • Deuteronomy 26:8

    And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

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Deuteronomy 26:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y clamamos á Jehová Dios de nuestros padres; y oyó Jehová nuestra voz, y vió nuestra aflicción, y nuestro trabajo, y nuestra opresión:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et nous avons crié à l’ Éternel, le Dieu de nos pères, et l’ Éternel entendit notre cri, et vit notre humiliation, et notre labeur, et notre oppression;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da schrieen wir zu Jehova, dem Gott unserer Väter; und Jehova hörte unsere Stimme und sah unser Elend und unsere Mühsal und unseren Druck.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et clamavimus ad Dominum Deum patrum nostrorum: qui exaudivit nos, et respexit humilitatem nostram, et laborem, atque angustiam: