2,745 verses contain “hear” (in the KJV: 2,638, in the BSB: 1,774) — showing 1,701–1,800
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Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the
heart.
Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
Hear ye this, O priests; and
hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a
snare on
Mizpah, and a net spread upon
Tabor.
“
Hear this, O priests! Take
heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a
snare at
Mizpah, a net spread out on
Tabor.
And they consider not in their
hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have
beset them about; they are before my face.
But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.
For they have made ready their
heart like an
oven, whiles they lie in wait: their
baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
For they prepare their
heart like an
oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Ephraim also is like a
silly dove without
heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
So Ephraim has become like a
silly, senseless
dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will
chastise them, as their congregation hath
heard.
As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will
chastise them when I
hear them flocking together.
And they have not
cried unto me with their
heart, when they
howled upon their beds: they
assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they
rebel against me.
They do not cry out to Me from their
hearts when they
wail upon their beds. They
slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
My God will cast them away, because they did not
hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
My God will
reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Their
heart is divided; now shall they be found
faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall
spoil their images.
Their
hearts are
devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and
demolish their sacred pillars.
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as
Zeboim? mine
heart is turned within me, my repentings are
kindled together.
How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My
heart is turned within Me; My
compassion is
stirred!
According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their
heart was
exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their
hearts became proud, and as a result they
forgot Me.
I will meet them as a bear that is
bereaved of her whelps, and will
rend the
caul of their
heart, and there will I
devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall
tear them.
Like a bear
robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will
tear open their chests. There I will
devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would
tear them apart.
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have
heard him, and observed him: I am like a green
fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing
cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?
Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your
heart, and with fasting, and with
weeping, and with
mourning:
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your
heart, with fasting,
weeping, and
mourning.”
And
rend your
heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is
gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
So
rend your
hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is
gracious and
compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending
disaster.
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
Hear ye, and
testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
Hear and
testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
Hear this word, ye
kine of
Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which
oppress the poor, which
crush the
needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Hear this word, you cows of
Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who
oppress the poor and
crush the
needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a
lamentation, O house of Israel.
Hear this word, O house of Israel, this
lamentation I take up against you:
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not
hear the
melody of thy viols.
Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not
listen to the music of your harps.
Now therefore
hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest,
Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
Now, therefore,
hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not
prophesy against Israel; do not
preach against the house of Isaac.’
Hear this, O ye that
swallow up the
needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Hear this, you who
trample the
needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a
thirst for water, but of
hearing the words of the LORD:
Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a
thirst for water, but a famine of
hearing the words of the LORD.
The vision of
Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning
Edom; We have
heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
This is the vision of
Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about
Edom— We have
heard a message from the LORD; an
envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—
The pride of thine
heart hath
deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose
habitation is high; that saith in his
heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
The pride of your
heart has
deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose
habitation is the heights, who say in your
heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the
belly of
Sheol I called for help, and You
heard my voice.
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
For You cast me into the deep, into the
heart of the seas, and the current
swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
Hear, all ye people;
hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
Hear, O peoples, all of you;
listen, O earth, and
everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not
hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have
behaved themselves ill in their doings.
Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that
abhor judgment, and
pervert all
equity.
Now
hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who
despise justice and
pervert all that is right,
I will take
vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise,
contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills
hear thy voice.
Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise,
plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills
hear your voice.
Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will
plead with Israel.
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s
indictment, you
enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will
argue it against Israel:
The LORD’S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “
Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
She is empty, and void, and waste: and the
heart melteth, and the knees
smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her
chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall
devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be
heard.
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will send your
chariots up in smoke, and the sword will
devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be
heard.”
There is no
healing of thy
bruise; thy wound is
grievous: all that
hear the
bruit of thee shall
clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
There is no
healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who
hear the news of you
applaud your
downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou
wilt not
hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou
wilt not save!
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
O LORD, I have
heard the report of You; I stand in
awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
When I
heard, my
belly trembled; my lips
quivered at the voice:
rottenness entered into my bones, and I
trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will
invade them with his troops.
I
heard and
trembled within; my lips
quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I
trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who
invade us.
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and
punish the men that are settled on their
lees: that say in their
heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and
punish the men settled in
complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
I have
heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of
Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and
magnified themselves against their border.
“I have
heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the
Ammonites, who have
taunted My people and threatened their borders.
This is the
rejoicing city that dwelt
carelessly, that said in her
heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a
desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and
wag his hand.
This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts.
Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his
fist.
Sing, O daughter of
Zion;
shout, O Israel; be
glad and
rejoice with all the
heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have
cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not
hear, nor
hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not
listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
Should ye not
hear the words which the LORD hath
cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were
populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’”
And
oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your
heart.
Do not
oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your
hearts against one another.’
But they refused to
hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not
hear.
But they refused to pay attention and turned a
stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from
hearing.
Yea, they made their
hearts as an
adamant stone, lest they should
hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
They made their
hearts like flint and would not
listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he
cried, and they would not
hear; so they
cried, and I would not
hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
And just as I had called and they would not
listen, so when they called I would not
listen, says the LORD of Hosts.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.
And let none of you imagine evil in your
hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I
hate, saith the LORD.
do not plot evil in your
hearts against your
neighbor, and do not love to
swear falsely, for I
hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the
skirt of him that is a
Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have
heard that God is with you.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will
tightly grasp the
robe of a
Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have
heard that God is with you.’”
And I will
strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will
hear them.
I will
strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have
compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their
heart shall
rejoice as through wine:
yea, their children shall see it, and be
glad; their
heart shall
rejoice in the LORD.
Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their
hearts will be
glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their
hearts will
rejoice in the LORD.
And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’
In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an
hearth of fire among the wood, and like a
torch of fire in a
sheaf; and they shall
devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a
firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming
torch among the
sheaves; they will
consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
If ye will not
hear, and if ye will not lay it to
heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a
curse upon you, and I will
curse your blessings:
yea, I have
cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to
heart.
If you do not
listen, and if you do not take it to
heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a
curse among you, and I will
curse your blessings.
Yes, I have already begun to
curse them, because you are not taking it to
heart.
Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD
hearkened, and
heard it, and a book of
remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD
listened and
heard them. So a
scroll of
remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
And he shall turn the
heart of the fathers to the children, and the
heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and
smite the earth with a
curse.
And he will turn the
hearts of the fathers to their children, and the
hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a
curse.”
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
After they had
heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went
ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
But when he
heard that
Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being
warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of
Galilee:
But when he learned that
Archelaus was reigning in
Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been
warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of
Galilee,
Now when Jesus had
heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into
Galilee;
When Jesus
heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to
Galilee.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Ye have
heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and
whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
You have
heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘
Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Ye have
heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit
adultery:
You have
heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit
adultery.’
But I say unto you, That
whosoever looketh on a woman to
lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his
heart.
But I tell you that
anyone who looks at a woman to
lust after her has already committed
adultery with her in his
heart.
Again, ye have
heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Again, you have
heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but
fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
Ye have
heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and
hate thine enemy.
You have
heard that it was said, ‘Love your
neighbor’ and ‘
Hate your enemy.’
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
And when you pray, do not
babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be
heard.
For where your
treasure is, there will your
heart be also.
For where your
treasure is, there your
heart will be also.
Therefore
whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will
liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Therefore
everyone who
hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
And every one that
heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be
likened unto a
foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
But
everyone who
hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a
foolish man who built his house on sand.
When Jesus
heard it, he
marvelled, and said to them that followed,
Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
When Jesus
heard this, He
marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found
anyone in Israel with such great faith.
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you
harbor evil in your
hearts?
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
And
whosoever shall not receive you, nor
hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city,
shake off the dust of your feet.
And if
anyone will not
welcome you or
heed your words,
shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye
hear in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops.
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and
shew John again those things which ye do
hear and see:
Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
The blind receive their sight, and the
lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, and the
deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
The blind receive sight, the
lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, the
deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
He who has ears, let him hear.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am
meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
He shall not
strive, nor cry; neither shall any man
hear his voice in the streets.
He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.
But when the
Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow
doth not cast out devils, but by
Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
But when the
Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
You
brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the
heart, the mouth speaks.
A good man out of the good
treasure of the
heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil
treasure bringeth forth evil things.
The good man brings good things out of his good store of
treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of
treasure.
For as
Jonas was three days and three nights in the
whale’s
belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.
For as
Jonah was three days and three nights in the
belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall
condemn it: for she came from the
uttermost parts of the earth to
hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and
condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to
hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
He who has ears, let him hear.”
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
