And Jehoahaz pleaded with the LORD, and the LORD heard and answered him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land which you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land that flows with milk and honey.