Hear, O Israel
The summons marks a central confession and covenant command as requiring attentive obedience.
A call to hear summons the audience to listen carefully because a divine word, warning, teaching, or judgment is about to be spoken.
A call to hear summons the audience to listen carefully because a divine word, warning, teaching, or judgment is about to be spoken.
A call to hear is an address-form that marks the importance of the following speech and places the hearer under responsibility to receive, obey, or respond to the message.
These examples show how Call to Hear functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
Hear, O Israel
The summons marks a central confession and covenant command as requiring attentive obedience.
Give ear, O heavens...hear, O earth
The song begins with a summons that frames heaven and earth as attentive witnesses.
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth
The prophetic indictment opens by summoning cosmic witnesses to covenant rebellion.
Give ear, and hear my voice
The prophet calls for careful attention before presenting instruction through imagery.
Hear the word of the LORD
The address summons Jacob/Israel to receive the LORD’s covenant lawsuit.
Hear, you peoples, all of you
The prophet summons the nations and earth before announcing divine testimony.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear
Jesus calls for spiritually responsible hearing beyond mere sound.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear
The parable discourse presses hearers to receive and understand the kingdom word.
Listen, my beloved brothers
The exhortation uses a direct auditory summons before correcting partiality.
He who has an ear, let him hear
The repeated formula summons the churches to heed what the Spirit says.
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