Cry For Help זָעַק / שַׁוְעָה

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jun 27, 2025 · 4m

We are still in Exodus chapter two with our word for today and like yesterday we have two words translated the same way. זָעַק cry, call for help, summon, raise a battle cry, to utter aloud a request for help with intensity. It is used 73 times in the Old Testament. And also שַׁוְעָה call for help, scream, cry, cry for help or assistance in a desperate situation. It is used 11 times in the Old Testament. Our first word זָעַק is used in the sense of uttering aloud a request for help with intensity. 2 Chronicles 18:31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “This is the king…