⁴ Then Jehoahaz sought^(A) the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw^(B) how severely the king of Aram was oppressing^(C) Israel.

²⁶ The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free,^(A) was suffering;^[a](B) there was no one to help them.^(C)

⁷ The Lord said, “I have indeed seen^(A) the misery^(B) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned^(C) about their suffering.^(D)

¹⁵ But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best,^(A) but please rescue us now.” ¹⁶ Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord.^(B) And he could bear Israel’s misery^(C) no longer.^(D)

⁷ The people came to Moses^(A) and said, “We sinned^(B) when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord^(C) will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed^(D) for the people.

⁹ And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing^(A) them.

¹⁷ God heard the boy crying,^(A) and the angel of God^(B) called to Hagar from heaven^(C) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;^(D) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.