Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would [but] listen to me.
New American Standard Bible
O Israel, if you
King James Version
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
Holman Bible
Israel, if you would only listen to Me!
International Standard Version
Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me!
A Conservative Version
Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee, O Israel, if thou would hearken to me!
American Standard Version
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
Amplified
“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you—
O Israel, if you would listen to Me!
Bible in Basic English
Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!
Darby Translation
Hear, my people, and I will testify unto thee; O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
Julia Smith Translation
Hear, O my people, and I will testify in thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hear to me;
King James 2000
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto you: O Israel, if you will hearken unto me;
Modern King James verseion
Hear, O My people, and I will testify to you; O Israel, if you will listen to Me,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hear, O my people; for I assure thee, O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me.
NET Bible
I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me!
New Heart English Bible
"Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me.
The Emphasized Bible
Hear, O my people, and I will adjure thee, O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me!
Webster
Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee; O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me;
World English Bible
"Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!
Youngs Literal Translation
Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 81:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call To Obedience
7 In this trouble you called, and I rescued you. Within [the] secret place of thunder I answered you; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah 8 Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would [but] listen to me. 9 There shall be no strange god among you, and you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 50:7
"Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
Exodus 15:26
And he said, "If you carefully listen to the voice of Yahweh your God and you do [what is] right in his eyes and give heed to his commands and you keep all his rules, [then] I will not bring about on you any of the diseases that I brought about on Egypt, because I [am] Yahweh your healer.
Deuteronomy 5:27
[You] go near and hear {everything} that Yahweh our God will say; and [then] you tell us all that Yahweh our God tells you, and we will listen, and we will do [it].'
Deuteronomy 32:46
then he said to them, "{Take to heart all the words} that I [am] admonishing [against] you {today} [concerning] which you should instruct them [with respect to] your children {so that they will observe diligently} all the words of this law,
Psalm 81:13
Oh that my people would listen to me; [that] Israel would walk in my ways.
Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and you are obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
Isaiah 55:3-4
Extend your ear, and come to me! Listen so that your soul may live, and I will {make} an everlasting covenant with you, the enduring proofs of {the mercies shown to} David.
John 3:11
Truly, truly I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify [about] what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony!
John 3:32-33
What he has seen and heard, this he testifies, and no one accepts his testimony.
Acts 20:21
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks with respect to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
1 John 5:9
If we receive the testimony of people, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.