Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
Ver. 44. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction] See for proof hereof the whole Book of Judges, and take notice of God's philanthropy, who heareth men's afflictions, as he did Hagar's, Genesis 16:11, and is oft found of them that seek him not, Isaiah 65:1. See 2 Kings 14:26,27 .
When he heard their cry] Heb. their shrill outcry; not for joy (as the word is mostly taken), but for grief.