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Exodus 2:24
So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
from God Hears the Cry of the Israelites, Exodus 2:23-25
What it says

God hears their groaning and remembers his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

What it is doing

It ties Israel's cry to God's prior promise.

In context

23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. 24So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25God saw the Israelites and took notice.