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hear

Meaning of “hear”

Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:23

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Jeremiah 2:4
Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:4 · retained source text

Heare ye the word of the LORD, O house of Iacob, and all the families of the house of Israel.

Jeremiah 5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:21 · retained source text

Heare now this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heart.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 6.9. matth. 13.14. acts 28.26. rom.11.8. ioh.12.40.

Jeremiah 6:10
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:10 · retained source text

To whome shall I speake and giue warning, that they may heare? Behold, their eare is vncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: beholde, the word of the LORD is vnto them a reproch: they haue no delight in it.

1611 marginal noteChap.7.26

Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 6:19 · retained source text

Heare, O earth, behold, I will bring euill vpon this people, euen the fruit of their thoughts, because they haue not hearkened vnto my wordes, nor to my law, but reiected it.

Jeremiah 7:2
Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 7:2 · retained source text

Stand in the gate of the LORDs house, and proclaime there this word, and say, Heare the word of the LORD, all ye of Iudah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.

Jeremiah 7:16
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 7:16 · retained source text

Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift vp cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me, for I will not heare thee.

1611 marginal noteChap.12.14. and 14.11. exod. 32.10.

Jeremiah 9:10
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 9:10 · retained source text

For the mountaines will I take vp a weeping and wayling, and for the habitations of the wildernesse a lamentation, because they are burnt vp, so that none can passe through them, neither can men heare the voyce of the cattell, both the foule of the heauens, and the beast are fled, they are gone.

1611 marginal noteOr, pastures

1611 marginal noteOr, desolate

1611 marginal noteHeb. from the foule euen to &c.

Jeremiah 9:20
Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 9:20 · retained source text

Yet heare the word of the LORD, O ye women, & let your eare receiue the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and euery one her neighbour lamentation.

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