'Listen' in the Bible

Listen to the requests from your servant and from your people Israel as they pray in this direction, listen from the place where you reside in heaven, then hear and forgive.

then listen in heaven, act, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked by bringing back to him the consequences of his choices and by justifying the righteous by recompensing him according to his righteousness.

Do this so your eyes may remain open to the requests of your servant and to the requests of your people's prayers, to listen to them whenever they call out to you,

How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continuously and get to listen to your wisdom!

If you listen to everything that I command you to do, and if you live your life my way, and if you do what I consider to be right by observing my statutes and my commandments, just like my servant David did, then I will be with you, I will build an enduring dynasty for you, just like I did for David, and I'll give Israel to you.

The king would not listen to the people, because the turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill his prediction that the LORD spoke by means of Ahijah the Shilonite to Nebat's son Jeroboam

"Don't listen to him," all the elders and the people replied. "And don't agree to his terms."

But Micaiah responded, "Therefore, listen to what the LORD has to say. I saw the LORD, sitting on his throne, and the entire Heavenly Army was standing around him on his right hand and on his left hand.

"Now therefore, listen! The LORD has placed a lying spirit in the mouth of all of these prophets of yours, because the LORD has determined to bring disaster upon you."

"If you return alive," Micaiah responded, "then the LORD has not spoken by me." Then he added, "Listen, all you people!"

So Elisha responded, "Listen to this message from the LORD! "This is what the LORD says: "At about this time tomorrow, in Samaria's city gate, a seah of finely ground flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel."'"

But Amaziah refused to listen. So Israel's King Jehoash and Judah's King Amaziah faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which is part of Judah.

But they would not listen. Instead, they were stubborn, just like their ancestors had been, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

But they wouldn't listen. Instead, they did what they had been doing before.

Then Rab-shakeh stood up and cried out loud, "Listen to what the great king, the king of Assyria has to say.

Don't listen to Hezekiah, because this is what the king of Assyria says: "Make peace with me and come out to me! Each of you will eat from his own vine. Each will eat from his own fig tree. And each of you will drink water from his own cistern

"But don't listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you by saying, "The LORD will deliver us!" Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land from control by the king of Assyria?

Turn your ear, LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to the message sent by Sennacherib to insult the living God!

Then Isaiah replied to Hezekiah, "Listen to this message from the LORD:

But they would not listen. Manasseh led them astray to practice more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed in the presence of the Israelis.

Pay attention to the prayer of your servant and to his request, LORD my God, and listen to the cry and prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.

Let your eyes always look toward this Temple day and night, toward the location where you have said you would place your name. Listen to the prayer that your servant prays in this direction.

Listen to the requests from your servant and from your people Israel as they pray in this direction, and listen from the place where you reside from heaven! then hear and forgive.

then listen from heaven, act, and judge your servants, recompensing the wicked by bringing back to him the consequences of his choices and by justifying the righteous by recompensing him according to his righteousness.

when my people humble themselves the ones who are called by my name and pray, seek me, and turn away from their evil practices, I myself will listen from heaven, I will pardon their sins, and I will restore their land.

How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continually and get to listen to your wisdom!

The king would not listen to the people because the turn of events was from God, so that the LORD might fulfill his prediction that he spoke through Nebat's son Ahijah the Shilonite.

All of Israel since the king wasn't going to listen to them the people responded to the king, "What's the point in following David? We have no inheritance in the descendants of Jesse. Let's go home, Israel! David, take care of your own household!" So all of Israel left for home.

"Listen to me, Jeroboam and Israel! Don't you know that the LORD God of Israel assigned the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a salt covenant?

Now listen! God is with us to lead us, and his priests are about to sound their battle trumpets against you. Descendants of Israel, don't fight against the LORD God of your ancestors, because you won't succeed!"

"Listen to me, Asa, Judah, and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will allow you to find him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. Israel lived for years without the true God, priests to teach them, and the Law,

But Micaiah responded, "Therefore, listen to what the LORD has to say. I saw the LORD, sitting on his throne, and the entire Heavenly Army was surrounding him on his right hand and on his left hand.

Now therefore, listen! The LORD has placed a lying spirit in the mouth of all of these prophets of yours, because the LORD has determined to bring disaster upon you."

"If you return alive," Micaiah responded, "then the LORD has not spoken by me." Then he added, "Listen, everybody!"

The army got up early the next morning and headed out into the wilderness of Tekoa. Jehoshaphat stood up and addressed them. "Listen to me, you inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem," he said. "Have faith in the LORD your God and you'll be established! Have faith in his prophets and you'll succeed!"

But Amaziah refused to listen, because the situation was being orchestrated by God in order to turn them over to the control of their enemies because they had pursued those Edomite gods.

So listen to me! Return the captives whom you've captured from your brothers, because the anger of the LORD is burning hot against you!"

"Listen, you descendants of Israel! Come back to the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so he may come back to those of you who have escaped and survived from domination by the kings of Assyria. Don't be like your ancestors and your relatives, who weren't faithful to the LORD God of their ancestors, who, as a result, made them a desolate horror, as you well know.

But Josiah wouldn't turn around. In fact, he put on a disguise so he could fight Neco. He wouldn't listen to what God told him through what Neco had to say, and as a result, Josiah came to attack Neco on the Megiddo plain.

please turn your attention to observe carefully and listen to the prayer of your servant today that I am presenting to you day and night on behalf of your servants, the Israelis.

"And now, Lord, I ask you to listen to the prayer of your servant and to the prayers of your servants who delight in revering your Name. I ask you, please prosper your servant today by granting him to receive favor from this man." Now I was the king's senior security advisor.

"Listen, our God, because we are being mocked. Let their insults fall back on them, and let them be dragged away as captives into exile.

"But they our ancestors became arrogant and stubborn, refusing to listen to your commands.

They would not listen, and did not remember the miracles you did among them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return them to their slavery. "But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and rich in gracious love; therefore you did not abandon them.

You admonished them to return to your Law, but they acted arrogantly, and would not listen to your commands. They sinned against your regulations, which if anyone obeys, he will live by them. They turned away, being stubborn and stiff-necked, and they did not listen.

You were patient with them for many years, warning them by your Spirit through your prophets. But they would not listen, so you turned them over to the control of people in other lands.

Should we listen to you and do all of this terrible evil by transgressing against our God to marry foreign wives?"

They asked him this day after day, and he would not listen to them, so they told Haman to see whether or not Mordecai would get away with his disobedience, since he also had told them that he was Jewish.

"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!"

"Now listen to my dispute! Pay attention to my arguments.

Pay attention to what I have to say and listen to my testimony with your own ears."

"I'll tell you what, listen to me! Let me relate what I've seen,

"Listen, earth! Don't cover my blood, for my outcry has no place to rest.

"Listen carefully to my words; let this encourage all of you.

You'll entreat him and he'll listen to you as you fulfill your vows.

Therefore I'm saying, "Listen to me!' Then I'll declare what I know.

"Now please listen to what I have to say, Job. Listen to every word!

"Job, pay attention! Listen to me! Be silent and let me speak.

But if you have nothing to say, then at least listen to me! Be quiet and learn some wisdom from me."

"Listen to what I have to say, you wise men! Pay attention to me, you educated people!

"Therefore you men of understanding, listen to me! Far be it for God to practice wickedness, or the Almighty to do what is wrong,

If you have understanding, listen to this! Pay attention to what I have to say:

"Men of understanding, speak to me! Are any of you men wise? Then listen to me!

Theirs is a useless plea God won't listen; the Almighty won't pay any attention.

If they listen and serve him, they'll finish their lives in prosperity and their years will be pleasant.

"But if they won't listen, they'll perish by the sword and die in their ignorance.

Listen carefully to his thundering voice; to the sound that rumbles from his mouth.

Listen now, and I will speak for myself; I'll interrogate you and then inform me.

LORD, listen to my words, consider my groaning.

LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,

LORD, hear my just plea! Pay attention to my cry! Listen to my prayer, since it does not come from lying lips.

I call upon you, for you will answer me, God. Listen closely to me and hear my prayer.

Listen to me, and deliver me quickly. Become a rock of safety for me, a fortified citadel to deliver me;

Come, children, listen to me, and I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

You take no delight in sacrifices and offerings you have prepared my ears to listen you require no burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.

Listen, daughter! Consider and pay attention. Forget your people and your father's house,

Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, all you who live in the world,

"Listen, my people, for I am making a pronouncement: Israel, I, God, your God, am testifying against you.

God, listen to my prayer, and pay attention to the words of my mouth.

Come and listen, all of you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.

Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not listen to me.

Listen, my people, to my instruction. Hear the words of my mouth.

Shepherd of Israel, listen! The one who leads Joseph like a flock, the one enthroned on the cherubim, display your glory.

Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me!

LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, hear my prayer! Listen, God of Jacob! Interlude

Let me listen to what God, the LORD, says; for the LORD will promise peace to his people, to his holy ones; may they not return to foolishness.

LORD, listen and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy.

Let my prayer come before you; listen to my cry.

For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the flock in his care. If only you would listen to his voice today,

Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble. Listen to me. When I call to out you, hurry to answer me!

to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death,

They murmured in their tents, and didn't listen to the voice of the LORD.

Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears pay attention to what I ask of you!

So I say to the LORD, "You are my God; listen to my voice as I plead for mercy, LORD.

LORD, I call to you, be quick to listen to me when I cry out!

Let the wise listen and increase their learning; let the person of understanding receive guidance

My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching.

Listen, children, to your father's instruction, and pay attention in order to gain understanding.

Listen, my son: accept my words, and you'll live a long, long time.

My son, pay attention to my words, and listen closely to what I say.