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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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Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 55:3 · retained source text

Incline your eare, and come vnto me: heare, and your soule shall liue, and I will make an euerlasting couenant with you, euen the sure mercies of Dauid.

1611 marginal noteActs 13.34.

Isaiah 59:1
BEHOLD, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 59:1 · retained source text

¶ Beholde, the LORDs hand is not shortened, that it cannot saue: neither his eare heauie, that it cannot heare.

1611 marginal noteNum.11.23. chap.50.2.

Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 59:2 · retained source text

But your iniquities haue separated betweene you and your God, and your sinnes haue hid his face from you, that he will not heare.

1611 marginal noteOr, haue made him hide.

Isaiah 65:12
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 65:12 · retained source text

Therefore will I number you to the sword, and yee shall all bow downe to the slaughter: because when I called, yee did not answere; when I spake, yee did not heare, but did euill before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not:

1611 marginal noteProu.1.23. ier.7.13.

1611 marginal noteChap. 66.4.

Isaiah 65:24
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 65:24 · retained source text

And it shal come to passe, that before they call, I will answere, & whiles they are yet speaking, I will heare.

1611 marginal notePsal. 32.5.

Isaiah 66:4
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 66:4 · retained source text

I also will chuse their delusions, and will bring their feares vpon them; because when I called, none did answere, when I spake they did not heare: but they did euill before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

1611 marginal noteOr, deuices.

1611 marginal notePro. 1.24. iere.7.13.

1611 marginal noteChap.65.12.

Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 66:5 · retained source text

¶ Heare the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my Names sake, sayd, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shal appeare to your ioy, and they shalbe ashamed.

1611 marginal noteCha.5.19.

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
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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
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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.

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