“Listen now to my argument, and be attentive to my lips’ contentions.

Listen carefully to my words; let your ears be attentive to my explanation.

“Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you offer me.

“People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice.

“Listen to my words, you wise men; hear me, you learned men.

They grumbled in their tents; they did not obey the Lord.

Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.

“Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones!

Listen to me, you stubborn people, you who distance yourself from doing what is right.

The Lord told me to say to the royal court of Judah, “Listen to what the Lord says,

“‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab, ‘Come near so that I may speak to you.’”

He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.

Moses said to Korah, “Listen now, you sons of Levi!

The Lord was with Joshua and he became famous throughout the land.

But they pay no attention; instead they observe their earlier practices.

There the prisoners relax together; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

Listen carefully to the thunder of his voice, to the rumbling that proceeds from his mouth.