Exodus 1:13-14

13So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel awork as slaves 14and bmade their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves.

Exodus 2:23

God Hears Israel’s Groaning

23 cDuring those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel dgroaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. eTheir cry for rescue from slavery came up to God.
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