'Give Ear' in the Bible
“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
“Hear, O kings; listen, O rulers!I will sing to the Lord,I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.
“Hear my words, you wise men,And listen to me, you who have [so much] knowledge.
Hear the just (righteous) cause, O Lord; listen to my loud [piercing] cry;Listen to my prayer, that comes from guileless lips.
“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and listen to my cry;Do not be silent at my tears;For I am Your temporary guest,A sojourner like all my fathers.
Hear this, all peoples;Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,
Hear my prayer, O God;Listen to the words of my mouth.
My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.
Listen, O my people, to my teaching;Incline your ears to the words of my mouth [and be willing to learn].
Hear us O Shepherd of Israel,You who lead Joseph like a flock;You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;Listen, O God of Jacob! Selah.
Hear, O Lord, my prayer;And listen attentively to the voice of my supplications (specific requests)!
I said to the Lord, “You are my God;Listen to the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
Lord, I call upon You; hurry to me.Listen to my voice when I call to You.
Hear my prayer, O Lord,Listen to my supplications!Answer me in Your faithfulness, and in Your righteousness.
Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth;For the Lord has spoken:“I have reared and brought up sons,But they have rebelled against Me and have broken away.
Hear the word of the Lord [rulers of Jerusalem],You rulers of [another] Sodom,Listen to the law and instruction of our God,You people of [another] Gomorrah.
“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered!Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries.Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered;Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.
Listen and hear my voice;Listen carefully and hear my words.
Who among you will listen to this?Who will listen and pay attention in the time to come?
“Listen carefully to Me [says the Lord], O My people,And hear Me, O My nation;For a [divine] law will go forth from Me,And I will quickly establish My justice as a light to the peoples.
Listen and pay close attention, do not be haughty and overconfident,For the Lord has spoken [says Jeremiah].
Hear this and pay close attention, O priests!Give heed, O house of Israel!Listen, O house of the king!For the [pronounced] judgment pertains to you and is meant for you to hear,Because you have been a snare at MizpahAnd a net spread out over Tabor (military strongholds on either side of the Jordan River).
Hear this, O elders,Listen closely, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing as this occurred in your days,Or even in the days of your fathers?