Genesis 21:17

God hears the boy's cry, and the angel of God comforts Hagar, telling her not to fear. God responds to their distress with mercy.

Cross-references · 22

• Gen 16:11The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
• Ps 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
• Ps 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
• Exod 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
• Matt 15:32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
• Judg 18:23When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
• 1 Sam 11:5Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.
• Gen 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
• Mark 5:36But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
• Isa 43:1–2Now this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
• 2 Kgs 13:23But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
• Ps 107:4–6Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
• Gen 16:9So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”
• Isa 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
• Isa 41:13–14For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
• Exod 14:13But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
• Isa 22:1This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,
• Exod 22:27because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
• 2 Kgs 13:4Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.
• Gen 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
• Ps 65:2O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
• Exod 22:23If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

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