23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, they cried out,(A) and their cry for help because of the difficult labor ascended to God. 24 God heard their groaning, and God remembered(B) his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.(C) 25 God saw the Israelites, and God knew.(D)

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23 During that long period,(A) the king of Egypt died.(B) The Israelites groaned in their slavery(C) and cried out, and their cry(D) for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered(E) his covenant(F) with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. 25 So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned(G) about them.

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You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt(A)
and heard their cry at the Red Sea.

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“You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt;(A) you heard their cry at the Red Sea.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:9 Or the Sea of Reeds

44 When he heard their cry,
he took note of their distress,(A)

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44 Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;(A)

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