'Pay Attention' in the Bible

So the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Let the woman pay attention to all that I said.

And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did not answer or pay attention.

Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name and folly is with him; but I your maidservant did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

“Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power?No, surely He would pay attention to me.

“From the city men groan,And the souls of the wounded cry out;Yet God does not pay attention to folly.

“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;Keep silent, and let me speak.

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,And pay attention to the words of my mouth.

Know well the condition of your flocks,And pay attention to your herds;

Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

Cry aloud with your voice, O daughter of Gallim!Pay attention, Laishah and wretched Anathoth!

Listen to Me, O islands,And pay attention, you peoples from afar.The Lord called Me from the womb;From the body of My mother He named Me.

“Pay attention to Me, O My people,And give ear to Me, O My nation;For a law will go forth from Me,And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.

So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.