Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Parallel translations
- WEB Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, house of Israel!
- BSB Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel.
- NKJV Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.
- NASB Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, house of Israel.
- NLT Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O Israel!
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Quick answer
God calls Israel to hear His word. The summons introduces a contrast between true worship and the idolatry of the nations.
Overview
Yahweh commands the house of Israel to listen, opening a passage that exposes the folly of idols and the supremacy of the living God. The call to hear places the burden on attentive obedience to God's revelation. It sets the stage for a sustained polemic that magnifies the Creator over all false gods, a theme that runs through Scripture to its fulfillment in the worship of the one true God in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Hos 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
- Jer 13:15–17Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
- Jer 42:15And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
- Rev 2:29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
- Amos 7:16Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
- 1 Th 2:13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
- Jer 22:2And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
- Ps 50:7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.
- Jer 2:4Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
- Isa 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
- Isa 28:14Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
- 1 Kgs 22:19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
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