Genesis 16:11

11And the angel of the Lord said to her,

Behold, you are pregnant
and shall bear a son.
You shall call his name Ishmael,
 Ishmael means God hears

bbecause the Lord has listened to your affliction.

Exodus 3:7

7Then the Lord said, c“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their dtaskmasters. I know their sufferings,

Exodus 22:23

23If you do mistreat them, and they ecry out to me, I will surely fhear their cry,

Exodus 22:27

27for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he gcries to me, I will hear, for I am hcompassionate.

2 Kings 13:4

4Then Jehoahaz isought the favor of the Lord, and the Lord listened to him, jfor he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

2 Kings 13:23

23 kBut the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them, land he turned toward them, mbecause of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, nor has he cast them from his presence until now.

Psalms 50:15

15and ncall upon me in the day of trouble;
I will odeliver you, and you shall pglorify me.”

Psalms 65:2

2O you who qhear prayer,
to you rshall all flesh come.

Psalms 91:15

15When he scalls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and thonor him.

Matthew 15:32

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

32 uThen Jesus called his disciples to him and said, v“I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
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