Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Pay attention, heavens, and I will speak;
listen, earth, to the words of my mouth.

New American Standard Bible

Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak;
And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

King James Version

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

International Standard Version

Hear, heavens, and I will speak! Listen, earth, to the words of my mouth!

A Conservative Version

Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

American Standard Version

Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

Amplified

“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;
And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

Bible in Basic English

Give ear, O heavens, to my voice; let the earth take note of the words of my mouth:

Darby Translation

Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth!

Julia Smith Translation

Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; Thou earth shalt hear the words of my mouth.

King James 2000

Give ear, O you heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

Modern King James verseion

Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Hearken, o ye heavens; I will speak. And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

NET Bible

Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

New Heart English Bible

Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

The Emphasized Bible

Give ear O ye heavens and I will speak, And let the earth hear the sayings of my mouth:

Webster

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

World English Bible

Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

Youngs Literal Translation

'Give ear, O heavens, and I speak; And thou dost hear, O earth, sayings of my mouth!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אזן 
'azan 
Usage: 42

O ye heavens
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

and I will speak
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

O earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

the words
אמר 
'emer 
Usage: 49

References

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Hastings

Morish

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Watsons

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Verse Info

Context Readings

Moses' Song

1 Pay attention, heavens, and I will speak;
listen, earth, to the words of my mouth.
2 Let my teaching fall like rain
and my word settle like dew,
like gentle rain on new grass
and showers on tender plants.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:26

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will quickly perish from the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not live long there, but you will certainly be destroyed.

Isaiah 1:2

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against Me.

Jeremiah 6:19

Listen, earth!
I am about to bring disaster on these people,
the fruit of their own plotting,
for they have paid no attention to My word.
They have rejected My instruction.

Deuteronomy 30:19

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live,

Deuteronomy 31:28

Assemble all your tribal elders and officers before me so that I may speak these words directly to them and call heaven and earth as witnesses against them.

Psalm 49:1

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who inhabit the world,

Psalm 50:4

On high, He summons heaven and earth
in order to judge His people.

Jeremiah 2:12

Be horrified at this, heavens;
be shocked and utterly appalled.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 22:29

Earth, earth, earth,
hear the word of the Lord!

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