1Sa 15:22 And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
2Ch 20:15 And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s.
2Ch 33:10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention.
Neh 9:34 Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law or paid attention to your commandments and your warnings that you gave them.
Job 13:6 Hear now my argument
and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 33:31 Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
be silent, and I will speak.
Psa 5:2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to you do I pray.
my King and my God,
for to you do I pray.
Psa 10:17 O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
A Prayer of David.
Psa 17:1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry!Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
Psa 55:2 Attend to me, and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David.
Psa 61:1 Hear my cry, O God,listen to my prayer;
Psa 66:19 But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psa 86:6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
listen to my plea for grace.
listen to my plea for grace.
Psa 142:6 Attend to my cry,
for I am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me!
for I am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me!
Pro 1:24 Because I have called and you refused to listen,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
Pro 2:2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
and inclining your heart to understanding;
Pro 4:1 Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
Pro 4:20 My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
incline your ear to my sayings.
Pro 5:1 My son, be attentive to my wisdom;
incline your ear to my understanding,
incline your ear to my understanding,
Pro 7:24 And now, O sons, listen to me,
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
Pro 17:4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Pro 29:12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
all his officials will be wicked.
Song 8:13 O you who dwell in the gardens,
with companions listening for your voice;
let me hear it.
with companions listening for your voice;
let me hear it.
Isa 10:30 Cry aloud, O daughter of Gallim!
Give attention, O Laishah!
O poor Anathoth!
Give attention, O Laishah!
O poor Anathoth!
Isa 21:7 When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs,
riders on donkeys, riders on camels,
let him listen diligently,
very diligently.”
riders on donkeys, riders on camels,
let him listen diligently,
very diligently.”
Isa 28:23 Give ear, and hear my voice;
give attention, and hear my speech.
give attention, and hear my speech.
Isa 32:3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
Isa 34:1 Draw near, O nations, to hear,
and give attention, O peoples!
Let the earth hear, and all that fills it;
the world, and all that comes from it.
and give attention, O peoples!
Let the earth hear, and all that fills it;
the world, and all that comes from it.
Isa 42:23 Who among you will give ear to this,
will attend and listen for the time to come?
will attend and listen for the time to come?
Isa 48:18 Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments!
Then your peace would have been like a river,
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;
Then your peace would have been like a river,
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;
Isa 49:1 Listen to me, O coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples from afar.
The Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
and give attention, you peoples from afar.
The Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
Isa 51:4 “Give attention to me, my people,
and give ear to me, my nation;
for a law will go out from me,
and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.
and give ear to me, my nation;
for a law will go out from me,
and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples.
Jer 6:10 To whom shall I speak and give warning,
that they may hear?
Behold, their ears are uncircumcised,
they cannot listen;
behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn;
they take no pleasure in it.
that they may hear?
Behold, their ears are uncircumcised,
they cannot listen;
behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn;
they take no pleasure in it.
Jer 6:17 I set watchmen over you, saying,
‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’
‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’
Jer 6:19 Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people,
the fruit of their devices,
because they have not paid attention to my words;
and as for my law, they have rejected it.
the fruit of their devices,
because they have not paid attention to my words;
and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Jer 8:6 I have paid attention and listened,
but they have not spoken rightly;
no man relents of his evil,
saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turns to his own course,
like a horse plunging headlong into battle.
but they have not spoken rightly;
no man relents of his evil,
saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turns to his own course,
like a horse plunging headlong into battle.
Jer 18:18 Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”
Jer 18:19 Hear me, O Lord,
and listen to the voice of my adversaries.
and listen to the voice of my adversaries.
Jer 23:18 For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord
to see and to hear his word,
or who has paid attention to his word and listened?
to see and to hear his word,
or who has paid attention to his word and listened?
Dan 9:19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.”
Hos 5:1 Hear this, O priests!
Pay attention, O house of Israel!
Give ear, O house of the king!
For the judgment is for you;
for you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread upon Tabor.
Pay attention, O house of Israel!
Give ear, O house of the king!
For the judgment is for you;
for you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread upon Tabor.
Mic 1:2 Hear, you peoples, all of you;
pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,
and let the Lord God be a witness against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.
pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,
and let the Lord God be a witness against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.
Zec 1:4 Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord.
Zec 7:11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
Mal 3:16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name.
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