Psalm 78:1-2
New American Standard Bible
God’s Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness.
A [a]Maskil of Asaph.
78 (A)Listen, my people, to my [b]instruction;
(B)Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2 I will (C)open my mouth in a parable;
I will tell (D)riddles of old,
Footnotes
- Psalm 78 Title Possibly, Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 78:1 Or law, teaching
Psalm 78:1-2
Amplified Bible
God’s Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness.
A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of Asaph.
78 Listen, O my people, to my teaching;
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth [and be willing to learn].
2
I will open my mouth in a parable [to instruct using examples];
I will utter dark and puzzling sayings of old [that contain important truth]—(A)
Psalm 78:1-2
New International Version
Psalm 78
A maskil[a] of Asaph.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 45:10
New American Standard Bible
10 Listen, daughter, look and incline your ear:
(A)Forget your people and your father’s house;
Psalm 45:10
Amplified Bible
10
Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]:
Forget your people and your father’s house;
Psalm 45:10
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Isaiah 55:1-3
New American Standard Bible
The Free Offer of Mercy
55 “[a]You there! Everyone who (A)thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have (B)no [b]money come, buy and eat.
Come, buy (C)wine and milk
(D)Without money and without cost.
2 Why do you [c]spend money for what is (E)not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and (F)eat what is good,
And (G)delight yourself in abundance.
3 (H)Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that [d]you may (I)live;
And I will make (J)an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the (K)faithful mercies [e]shown to David.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:1 Lit Hoy
- Isaiah 55:1 Lit silver
- Isaiah 55:2 Lit weigh out silver
- Isaiah 55:3 Lit your soul
- Isaiah 55:3 Lit of David
Isaiah 55:1-3
Amplified Bible
The Free Offer of Mercy
55 “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].(A)
2
“Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,
And your earnings for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight in [a]abundance.(B)
3
“Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.(C)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:2 Lit fatness.
Isaiah 55:1-3
New International Version
Invitation to the Thirsty
55 “Come, all you who are thirsty,(A)
come to the waters;(B)
and you who have no money,
come, buy(C) and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk(D)
without money and without cost.(E)
2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?(F)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(G)
and you will delight in the richest(H) of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
listen,(I) that you may live.(J)
I will make an everlasting covenant(K) with you,
my faithful love(L) promised to David.(M)
Jeremiah 34:14
New American Standard Bible
14 “(A)At the end of seven years each of you shall set free his Hebrew brother who [a]has been sold to you and has served you for six years, and you shall send him out free from you.” But your forefathers (B)did not obey Me nor incline their ear to Me.
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- Jeremiah 34:14 Or has sold himself
Jeremiah 34:14
Amplified Bible
14 “At the end of seven years each of you shall set free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself [into servitude] or who has been sold to you and has served you six years, you shall release him from [serving] you; but your forefathers did not listen [submissively] to Me or obey Me.(A)
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Jeremiah 34:14
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14 ‘Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you six years, you must let them go free.’[a](A) Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay attention(B) to me.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 34:14 Deut. 15:12
Jeremiah 35:15
New American Standard Bible
15 Also I have sent to you all My (A)servants the prophets, sending them again and again, saying: ‘(B)Turn now every person from his evil way and amend your deeds, and (C)do not follow other gods to worship them. Then you will (D)live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers; but you have not (E)inclined your ear or listened to Me.
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Jeremiah 35:15
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15 I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them repeatedly, saying, ‘Let every one of you turn now from his evil way and alter your behavior, and do not follow other gods to worship and serve them; and then you will live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers. But you have not submitted or listened to Me.
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Jeremiah 35:15
New International Version
15 Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets(A) to you. They said, “Each of you must turn(B) from your wicked ways and reform(C) your actions; do not follow other gods(D) to serve them. Then you will live in the land(E) I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you have not paid attention or listened(F) to me.
Jeremiah 25:4
New American Standard Bible
4 And the Lord has sent to you all His (A)servants the prophets again and again, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear,
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Jeremiah 25:4
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4 Although the Lord has persistently sent to you all His servants the prophets, you have not listened nor [even] inclined your ear to hear [His message],
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Jeremiah 25:4
New International Version
4 And though the Lord has sent all his servants the prophets(A) to you again and again, you have not listened or paid any attention.(B)
Proverbs 4:20
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 4:20
Amplified Bible
20
My son, pay attention to my words and be willing to learn;
Open your ears to my sayings.
Proverbs 4:20
New International Version
Proverbs 2:2
New American Standard Bible
2 (A)Make your ear attentive to wisdom;
Incline your heart to understanding.
Proverbs 2:2
Amplified Bible
2
So that your ear is attentive to [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding [seeking it conscientiously and striving for it eagerly];
Proverbs 2:2
New International Version
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding(A)—
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