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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 19:3
And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 19:3 · retained source text

And say, Heare ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Iudah, and inhabitants of Ierusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hostes, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring euill vpon this place, the which whosoeuer heareth, his eares shall tingle.

1611 marginal note1.Sam.3.11. 2.king. 21.12.

Jeremiah 19:15
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 19:15 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD of hostes the God of Israel, Behold, I wil bring vpon this city, and vpon all her townes all the euill that I haue pronounced against it, because they haue hardened their neckes, that they might not heare my wordes.

Jeremiah 20:16
And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 20:16 · retained source text

And let that man be as the cities which the LORD ouerthrew and repented not: and let him heare the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noonetide,

1611 marginal noteGen.19.25.

Jeremiah 21:11
¶ And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the Lord;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 21:11 · retained source text

¶ And touching the house of the king of Iudah, say; Heare yee the word of the LORD.

Jeremiah 22:2
And say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 22:2 · retained source text

And say, Heare the word of the LORD, O king of Iudah, that sittest vpon the throne of Dauid, thou, and thy seruants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.

Jeremiah 22:5
But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 22:5 · retained source text

But if yee will not heare these words, I sweare by my selfe, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

Jeremiah 22:21
I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 22:21 · retained source text

I spake vnto thee in thy prosperitie, but thou saidest, I will not heare: this hath bin thy maner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

1611 marginal noteHeb. prosperities.

Jeremiah 22:29
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 22:29 · retained source text

O earth, earth, earth, heare the word of the LORD:

Jeremiah 23:22
But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 23:22 · retained source text

But if they had stood in my counsell, and had caused my people to heare my wordes, then they should haue turned them from their euil way, and from the euill of their doings.

Jeremiah 25:4
And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 25:4 · retained source text

And the LORD hath sent vnto you all his seruants the prophets, rising early and sending them, but yee haue not hearkened, nor inclined your eare to heare.

1611 marginal noteChap.29.19.

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