'Cry' in the Bible

During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.

The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.

There will be a great cry throughout the whole land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again.

Pharaoh got up in the night, along with all his servants and all Egypt, and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was no house in which there was not someone dead.

The Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.

If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,

Moses said, "It is not the sound of those who shout for victory, nor is it the sound of those who cry because they are overcome, but the sound of singing I hear."

From where shall I get meat to give to this entire people, for they cry to me, 'Give us meat, that we may eat!'

Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.

All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "What if the earth swallows us too?"

Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.

you must bring the two of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death, the young woman because she did not cry out though in the city and the man because he violated his neighbor's fianc?e; in this way you will purge evil from among you.

You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets, for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Cry out, O nations, with his people, for he will avenge his servants' blood; he will take vengeance against his enemies, and make atonement for his land and people.

When you hear the signal from the ram's horn, have the whole army give a loud battle cry. Then the city wall will collapse and the warriors should charge straight ahead."

Now Joshua had instructed the army, "Do not give a battle cry or raise your voices; say nothing until the day I tell you, 'Give the battle cry.' Then give the battle cry!"

The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams' horns and Joshua told the army, "Give the battle cry, for the Lord is handing the city over to you!

The rams' horns sounded and when the army heard the signal, they gave a loud battle cry. The wall collapsed and the warriors charged straight ahead into the city and captured it.

Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!"

The people who did not die were struck with sores; the city's cry for help went all the way up to heaven.

In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won't answer you in that day."

"At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me!"

So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.

Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. They chased the Philistines to the valley and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

In my distress I called to the Lord; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by the Lord's battle cry, by the powerful breath from his nose.

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

As the sun was setting, a cry went through the camp, "Each one should return to his city and to his homeland."

and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, the Lord struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

If disaster comes on us in the form of military attack, judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple before you, for you are present in this temple. We will cry out to you for help in our distress, so that you will hear and deliver us.'

When he prayed to the Lord, the Lord responded to him and answered favorably his cry for mercy. The Lord brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

"You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Red Sea.

"O earth, do not cover my blood, nor let there be a secret place for my cry.

If I cry to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My Mother,' or 'My sister,'

"If I cry out, 'Violence!' I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.

From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.

Does God listen to his cry when distress overtakes him?

I cry out to you, but you do not answer me; I stand up, and you only look at me.

I go about blackened, but not by the sun; in the assembly I stand up and cry for help.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

"People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

Then they cry out -- but he does not answer -- because of the arrogance of the wicked.

Surely it is an empty cry -- God does not hear it; the Almighty does not take notice of it.

The godless at heart nourish anger, they do not cry out even when he binds them.

Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?

Realize that the Lord shows the godly special favor; the Lord responds when I cry out to him.

Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!

You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

A prayer of David. Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, Lord, by the powerful breath from your nose.

They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.

Hear me, O Lord, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me!

By David. To you, O Lord, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!

The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

The godly cry out and the Lord hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.

For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side.

I cry out for help to the sovereign God, to the God who vindicates me.

For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David. O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!

Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

At the sound of your battle cry, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse "fell asleep."

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph. I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

In my time of trouble I cry out to you, for you will answer me.

A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; a well-written song by Heman the Ezrachite. O Lord God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.

Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord; in the morning my prayer confronts you.

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

(Tav) Listen to my cry for help, O Lord! Give me insight by your word!

A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.

A psalm of David. O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.

I cry out to you, O Lord; I say, "You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living."

Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.

He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

for before the child knows how to cry out, 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria."

Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel acts mightily among you!"

Wail, O city gate! Cry out, O city! Melt with fear, all you Philistines! For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.

The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. For this reason Moab's soldiers shout in distress; their courage wavers.

It will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of the Lord who commands armies. When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender who will rescue them.

For the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion. In the Valley of Vision people shout and cry out to the hill.

One thousand will scurry at the battle cry of one enemy soldier; at the battle cry of five enemy soldiers you will all run away, until the remaining few are as isolated as a flagpole on a mountaintop or a signal flag on a hill."

For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem you will weep no more. When he hears your cry of despair, he will indeed show you mercy; when he hears it, he will respond to you.

His battle cry overwhelms like a flooding river that reaches one's neck. He shakes the nations in a sieve that isolates the chaff; he puts a bit into the mouth of the nations and leads them to destruction.

Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets; messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly.

I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life.

A voice says, "Cry out!" Another asks, "What should I cry out?" The first voice responds: "All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.

He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets.