17 Then God [a]heard the voice of the child, and the Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not, for God hath heard the voice of the child where he is.

18 Arise, take up the child, and hold him in thine hand: for I will make him a great people.

19 And God [b]opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water: so she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:17 For his promise sake made to Abraham; and not because the child had discretion and judgment to pray.
  2. Genesis 21:19 Except God open our eyes, we can neither see, nor use the means which are before us.

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