287 verses contain “cry” (in the KJV: 227, in the BSB: 185) — showing 1–100
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And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name
Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy
affliction.
The 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.
And the LORD said, Because the
cry of
Sodom and
Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very
grievous;
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.
I will go down to see if their actions fully
justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”
For we will destroy this place, because the
cry of them is
waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”
And when
Esau heard the words of his father, he
cried with a great and exceeding bitter
cry, and said unto his father,
Bless me, even me also, O my father.
When
Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter
cry and said to his father, “
Bless me too, O my father!”
And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the
babe wept. And she had
compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was
crying. So she had
compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
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.
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites
groaned and
cried out under their burden of slavery, and their
cry for
deliverance from
bondage ascended to God.
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;
The 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.
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.
And now the
cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are
oppressing them.
And the tale of the bricks, which they did make
heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they
cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
But require of them the same
quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are
lazy; that is why they are
crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud
wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.
If thou
afflict them in any wise, and they
cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their
cry;
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
And he said, It is not the voice of them that
shout for
mastery, neither is it the voice of them that
cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”
And the
leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper
lip, and shall
cry, Unclean, unclean.
A diseased person must wear
torn clothes and let his hair
hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and
cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they
weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the
cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth
swallow us up also.
At their
cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may
swallow us too!”
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him
nought; and he
cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Be careful not to
harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will
cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the
damsel, because she
cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.
you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not
cry out in the city, and the man because he has
violated his
neighbor’s wife. So you must
purge the evil from among you.
At his day thou shalt give him his
hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he
cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
You are to pay his wages each day before
sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may
cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”
And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not
shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I
bid you
shout; then shall ye
shout.
But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle
cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to
shout. Then you are to
shout!”
And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and
cried, and fled.
Each
Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled,
crying out as they ran.
Go and
cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your
tribulation.
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”
Then said Elkanah her husband to her,
Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart
grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
“
Hannah, why are you
crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so
grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
And when
Eli heard the noise of the
crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this
tumult? And the man came in
hastily, and told
Eli.
And the men that died not were
smitten with the
emerods: and the
cry of the city went up to heaven.
Those who did not die were
afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
When that day comes, you will
beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
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.
“At this time
tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to
anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their
cry has come to Me.”
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as
Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the
trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and
shouted for the battle.
So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as
Jesse had
instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and
shouting the battle
cry.
And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of
divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on
crying.
And Tamar put ashes on her head and
tore her
robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away
crying bitterly.
For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet
didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to
cry any more unto the king?
For all the house of my
grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and
cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my
cry did enter into his ears.
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I
cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my
cry for help reached His ears.
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his
supplication, O LORD my God, to
hearken unto the
cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
Yet regard the prayer and
plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the
cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You
today.
And it came to pass at
noon, that
Elijah mocked them, and said,
Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or
peradventure he sleepeth, and must be
awaked.
At
noon Elijah began to
taunt them, saying, “
Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be
awakened!”
And there went a
proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
As the sun was setting, the
cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”
And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.
And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give
thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
Then
cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give
thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his
supplication, O LORD my God, to
hearken unto the
cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
Yet regard the prayer and
plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the
cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.
And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding
trumpets to
cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not
prosper.
Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their
trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
and the men of Judah raised the battle
cry. And when they raised the
cry, God routed
Jeroboam and all Israel before
Abijah and Judah.
If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or
pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and
cry unto thee in our
affliction, then thou
wilt hear and help.
‘If
disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will
cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
And I was very
angry when I heard their
cry and these words.
When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely
angry,
And
didst see the
affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their
cry by the Red sea;
You saw the
affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their
cry at the Red Sea.
When
Mordecai perceived all that was done,
Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on
sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and
cried with a loud and a bitter
cry;
When
Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he
tore his clothes, put on
sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city,
wailing loudly and bitterly.
Then took
Haman the
apparel and the horse, and
arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on
horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
So
Haman took the
robe and the horse,
arrayed Mordecai, and
paraded him through the city square,
crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
To
confirm these days of
Purim in their times appointed, according as
Mordecai the
Jew and
Esther the queen had
enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their
cry.
in order to
confirm these days of
Purim at their appointed time, just as
Mordecai the
Jew and Queen
Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and
lamentation.
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is
desperate, which are as wind?
Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my
cry of
despair?
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
Behold, I
cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I
cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
Though I
cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no
response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
Men
groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
From the city, men
groan, and the souls of the wounded
cry out, yet God charges no one with
wrongdoing.
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
I
cry unto thee, and thou
dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.
Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they
cry in his destruction.
Yet no one stretches out his hand to a ruined man when he
cries for help in his distress.
I went
mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I
cried in the congregation.
I go about
blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and
cry for help.
If my land
cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof
complain;
if my land
cries out against me and its furrows
weep together,
So that they cause the
cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the
cry of the
afflicted.
They caused the
cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the
afflicted.
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the
oppressed to
cry: they
cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Men
cry out under great oppression; they
plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
But the hypocrites in heart
heap up wrath: they
cry not when he bindeth them.
The godless in heart
harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not
cry for help.
Who provideth for the
raven his food? when his young ones
cry unto God, they
wander for lack of meat.
Who provides food for the
raven when its young
cry out to God as they
wander about for lack of food?
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
He scorns the
tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
At the blast of the horn, he snorts with
fervor. He catches the
scent of battle from
afar— the shouts of captains and the
cry of war.
I
cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill.
Selah.
To the LORD I
cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain.
Selah Hearken unto the voice of my
cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
The LORD hath heard my
supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
When he maketh
inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the
cry of the humble.
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my
cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of
feigned lips.
Hear, O LORD, my righteous
plea;
listen to my
cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of
deceit.
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and
cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my
cry came before him, even into his ears.
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I
cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my
cry for His help reached His ears.
O my God, I
cry in the
daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be
merciful and answer me.
Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
To You, O LORD, I call; be not
deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I
cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy
oracle.
Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to
calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple
doth every one speak of his glory.
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my
cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a
sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my
cry for help; do not be
deaf to my
weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Evening, and morning, and at
noon, will I pray, and
cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Morning,
noon, and night, I
cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth will I
cry unto thee, when my heart is
overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is
faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
I am
weary of my
crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
I am
weary from my
crying; my throat is
parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
For he shall deliver the
needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
For he will deliver the
needy who
cry out and the
afflicted who have no helper.
My soul longeth,
yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
My soul longs, even
faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
Be
merciful unto me, O Lord: for I
cry unto thee daily.
Be
merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
O LORD God of my salvation, I have
cried day and night before thee:
O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
Let my prayer come before thee:
incline thine ear unto my
cry;
May my prayer come before You;
incline Your ear to my
cry.
But unto thee have I
cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and
rejoice, and sing praise.
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
Nevertheless he regarded their
affliction, when he heard their
cry:
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.