Bible Strands
Isaiah 28:23
Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord addresses Judah immediately after warning them against mocking Him and facing heavier shackles. This command functions as a direct preface to the agricultural analogy that follows.
The words — The Hebrew הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ (ha.'a.Zi.nu) translates literally to "give ear," paired with הַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ (hak.Shi.vu) meaning "pay attention." Both verbs command focused auditory reception of the divine message.
The thread — This summons to attentive hearing appears in Isaiah 1:2, Jeremiah 22:29, and Deuteronomy 32:1, where God repeatedly commands creation or nations to listen to His speech.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to stop distraction and prepare to receive what follows. It demands undivided attention before instruction or judgment proceeds.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 1:2 Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Jeremiah 22:29 O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
- Deuteronomy 32:1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
- Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
- Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
- Revelation 2:29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.