Listen, kings! Pay attention, princes!
I will sing to the Lord;
I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

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“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
    I, even I, will sing to[a] the Lord;(A)
    I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 5:3 Or of

The Straight Path

20 My son, pay attention to my words;
listen closely to my sayings.(A)

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20 My son,(A) pay attention to what I say;
    turn your ear to my words.(B)

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Judah on Trial

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,(A)
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children[a] and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against me.(B)

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  1. 1:2 Or sons, also in v. 4

A Rebellious Nation

Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!(A)
    For the Lord has spoken:(B)
“I reared children(C) and brought them up,
    but they have rebelled(D) against me.

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God’s Wonderful Advice

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

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

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The Judgment of the Nations

34 You nations, come here and listen;
you peoples, pay attention!(A)
Let the earth and all that fills it hear,
the world and all that comes from it.(B)

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Judgment Against the Nations

34 Come near, you nations, and listen;(A)
    pay attention, you peoples!(B)
Let the earth(C) hear, and all that is in it,
    the world, and all that comes out of it!(D)

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The Servant Brings Salvation

49 Coasts and islands,[a] listen to me;
distant peoples, pay attention.
The Lord called(A) me before I was born.
He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.(B)

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  1. 49:1 Or Islands

The Servant of the Lord

49 Listen(A) to me, you islands;(B)
    hear this, you distant nations:
Before I was born(C) the Lord called(D) me;
    from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.(E)

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Coming Judgment on Israel

Listen, all you peoples;(A)
pay attention, earth[a] and everyone in it!(B)
The Lord God will be a witness against you,(C)
the Lord, from his holy temple.(D)

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  1. 1:2 Or land

Hear,(A) you peoples, all of you,(B)
    listen, earth(C) and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness(D) against you,
    the Lord from his holy temple.(E)

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