Deuteronomy 26:7

7 Then we cried out to the Lord God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression.

Deuteronomy 26:7 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 26:7

And when we cried unto the Lord our God
As they did by reason of their hard bondage, ( Exodus 2:23 ) ;

and the Lord heard our voice, and looked upon our affliction, and our
labour, and our oppression;
with a look of pity and compassion, heard their cries, answered their petitions, and sent them a deliverer, ( Exodus 2:25 ) ( Exodus 3:7 Exodus 3:8 ) .

Deuteronomy 26:7 In-Context

5 And you shall answer and say before the Lord your God: 'My father was a Syrian, about to perish, and he went down to Egypt and dwelt there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.

6 But the Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and laid hard bondage on us.

7 Then we cried out to the Lord God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression.

8 So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.

9 He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, "a land flowing with milk and honey";