- groan:
- "And the Egyptiansª made²°¹ the childrenª of Israelª to serveª° with rigour:ª ... And they made²°¹ their livesª bitterª° with hardª bondage,ª in morter,ª and in brick,ª and in all manner¹ of serviceª in the field:ª¹ all¹ their service,ª wherein¹ they made them serve,ª° [was] with rigour.ª" {Exd 1:13-14} + "And it came to pass¹ in process²² of time,ª¹¹ that the kingª of Egyptª died:ª° and the childrenª of Israelª sighedª° by reason ofª the bondage,ª and they cried,ª° and their cryª came upª° unto¹ Godª by reason of¹ the bondage.ª ... And Godª heardª°¹ their groaning,ª and Godª rememberedª°¹ his covenantª with¹ Abraham,ª with¹ Isaac,ª and with¹ Jacob.ª" {Exd 2:23-24} + "For¹ that¹ [is] his coveringª only,¹ it¹ [is] his raimentª for his skin:ª wherein¹ shall he sleep?ª° and it shall come to pass,¹ when¹ he criethª° unto¹ me, that I will hear;ª° for¹ I¹ [am] gracious.ª" {Exd 22:27} + "And they put awayª°¹ the strangeª godsª from amongª¹ them, and servedª°¹ the LORD:ª and his soulª was grievedª° for the miseryª of Israel.ª" {Jdg 10:16} + "For the oppressionª¹ of the poor,ª for the sighingª¹ of the needy,ª now¹ will I arise,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª I will setª° [him] in safetyª [from him that] puffethª° at him." {Psa 12:5} + "So I¹ returned,ª° and consideredª°¹ all¹ the oppressionsª that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun:ª and behold¹ the tearsª of [such as were] oppressed,²°¹ and they had no¹ comforter;ª° and on the sideª¹ of their oppressorsª° [there was] power;ª but they had no¹ comforter.ª°" {Ecc 4:1} + "Now¹ therefore, what¹ have I here,¹ saithª° the LORD,ª that¹ my peopleª is taken awayª° for nought?ª they that rule²° over¹ them make them to howl,ª° saithª° the LORD;ª and my nameª continuallyª every¹ dayª [is] blasphemed.ª°" {Isa 52:5}
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