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,

⁴ Then Jehoahaz ^(A)sought the favor of the Lord, and the Lord listened to him, ^(B)for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.