Isaiah 28:23

23 Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say.

Isaiah 28:23 in Other Translations

23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

23 Give ear, and hear my voice; give attention, and hear my speech.

23 Listen to me; listen, and pay close attention.

23 Listen to me now. Give me your closest attention.

23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

23 Open your ears, and listen to me! Pay attention, and hear me!

23 Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.

23 Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention to what I'm saying.

Isaiah 28:23 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 28:23

Give ye ear, and hear my voice
So said the prophet, as the Targum introduces the words; and because what he was about to say was of importance, and delivered in a parabolical manner, and required attention, he makes use of a variety of words to the same purpose, to engage their attention:

hearken, and hear my speech;
now about to be made; listen to it, and get the understanding of it.

Isaiah 28:23 In-Context

21 The LORD will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon— to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.

22 Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the LORD Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land.

23 Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say.

24 When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?

25 When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? Does he not plant wheat in its place,barley in its plot,and spelt in its field?

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 32:9