²⁵ God ^(A)saw the people of Israel—and God ^(B)knew.

⁷ Then the Lord said, ^(A)“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their ^(B)taskmasters. I know their sufferings,

⁹ And now, behold, ^(A)the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the ^(B)oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.