⁹ The Israelites’ cry for help has come to Me, and I have also seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing^(A) them.

¹⁸ and said to the Israelites, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:^(A) ‘I brought Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’