⁹ Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.^(A)

²¹ and they said, “May the Lord look on you and judge^(A) you! You have made us obnoxious^(B) to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword^(C) in their hand to kill us.”^(D)

²⁵ Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.