'Attention' in the Bible
Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.”
“You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman.
You shall not see your countryman’s donkey or his ox fallen down on the way, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly help him to raise them up.
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.
When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.
Jehoshaphat was afraid and turned his attention to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
“For our kings, our leaders, our priests and our fathers have not kept Your lawOr paid attention to Your commandments and Your admonitions with which You have admonished them.
But when it came to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
“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.
“I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.
“I even paid close attention to you;Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job,Not one of you who answered his words.
“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;Keep silent, and let me speak.
Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:Forget your people and your father’s house;
“Because I called and you refused,I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father,And give attention that you may gain understanding,
My son, give attention to my wisdom,Incline your ear to my understanding;
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
He who gives attention to the word will find good,And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
An evildoer listens to wicked lips;A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
Know well the condition of your flocks,And pay attention to your herds;
If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,All his ministers become wicked.
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!
“When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs,A train of donkeys, a train of camels,Let him pay close attention, very close attention.”
So He poured out on him the heat of His angerAnd the fierceness of battle;And it set him aflame all around,Yet he did not recognize it;And it burned him, but he paid no attention.
“If only you had paid attention to My commandments!Then your well-being would have been like a river,And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
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.
The man said to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, hear with your ears, and give attention to all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here in order to show it to you. Declare to the house of Israel all that you see.”
Then they answered and spoke before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps making his petition three times a day.”
So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.
As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our iniquity and giving attention to Your truth.
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.
Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.