I Have Heard

• Prayer
• Ishmael
• Rulers

And as for Ishmael, i have heard thee: Behold, i have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and i will make him a great nation.

And he said, i will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard <i>iti> in the tent door, which <i>wasi> behind him.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, i have dreamed a dream, and <i>there isi> none that can interpret it: and i have heard say of thee, <i>thati> thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

And he said, Behold, i have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

And the LORD said, i have surely seen the affliction of my people which <i>arei> in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for i know their sorrows;

And i have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and i have remembered my covenant.

i have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that i <i>ami> the LORD your God.

And in all <i>thingsi> that i have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

And they will tell <i>iti> to the inhabitants of this land: <i>fori> they have heard that thou LORD <i>arti> among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and <i>thati> thy cloud standeth over them, and <i>thati> thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.

Now <i>ifi> thou shalt kill <i>alli> this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

How long <i>shall i bear withi> this evil congregation, which murmur against me? i have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

For who <i>is there ofi> all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we <i>havei>, and lived?

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, i have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that <i>werei> on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

And now i have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for <i>there isi> none like thee, neither <i>is there anyi> God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This <i>isi> the noise that ye have heard.

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did i not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word <i>thati> i have heard <i>isi> good.

• Temple

And the LORD said unto him, i have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: i have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

• Cord

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel <i>arei> merciful kings: let us, i pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, <i>Thati> which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria i have heard.

Hast thou not heard long ago <i>howi> i have done it, <i>andi> of ancient times that i have formed it? now have i brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities <i>intoi> ruinous heaps.

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, i have heard thy prayer, i have seen thy tears: behold, i will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

• Josiah
• Tender
• Heart

Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what i spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; i also have heard <i>theei>, saith the LORD.

O LORD, <i>there isi> none like thee, neither <i>is there anyi> God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• Offerings
• Temple

And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, i have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

• Josiah
• Humility

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; i have even heard <i>theei> also, saith the LORD.

<i>Likewisei> shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus <i>shall there arisei> too much contempt and wrath.

i have heard many such things: miserable comforters <i>arei> ye all.

i have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and i have heard the voice of <i>thyi> words, <i>sayingi>,

• Blessing
• Love

i have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore i abhor <i>myselfi>, and repent in dust and ashes.

• Persecution
• Murder
• Slander

For i have heard the slander of many: fear <i>wasi> on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

{To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.} We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, <i>whati> work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

• Power

God hath spoken once; twice have i heard this; that power <i>belongethi> unto God.

• Moab
• Anger

We have heard of the pride of Moab; <i>he isi> very proud: <i>eveni> of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: <i>buti> his lies <i>shalli> not <i>bei> so.

O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which i have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have i declared unto you.

From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, <i>eveni> glory to the righteous. But i said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for i have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

Hast thou not heard long ago, <i>howi> i have done it; <i>andi> of ancient times, that i have formed it? now have i brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities <i>intoi> ruinous heaps.

Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, i have heard thy prayer, i have seen thy tears: behold, i will add unto thy days fifteen years.

Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare <i>iti>? i have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have i heard thee, and in a day of salvation have i helped thee: and i will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

• Art
• Unclean
• Character

For since the beginning of the world <i>meni> have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, <i>whati> he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, <i>those thati> remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. But we are all as an unclean <i>thingi>, and all our righteousnesses <i>arei> as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. And <i>there isi> none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. read more But now, O LORD, thou <i>arti> our father; we <i>arei> the clay, and thou our potter; and we all <i>arei> the work of thy hand. Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we <i>arei> all thy people. show less

And i will set a sign among them, and i will send those that escape of them unto the nations, <i>toi> Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, <i>toi> Tubal, and Javan, <i>toi> the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping <i>andi> supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, <i>andi> they have forgotten the LORD their God.

For i have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, <i>andi> the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, <i>thati> bewaileth herself, <i>thati> spreadeth her hands, <i>sayingi>, Woe <i>isi> me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.

We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, <i>andi> pain, as of a woman in travail.

And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and i spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and i called you, but ye answered not;

i hearkened and heard, <i>buti> they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have i done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast <i>usi> out.

i have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, i have dreamed, i have dreamed.

• Reproof

Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man <i>isi> worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

i have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself <i>thusi>; Thou hast chastised me, and i was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed <i>to the yokei>: turn thou me, and i shall be turned; for thou <i>arti> the LORD my God.

Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, i will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that i have pronounced against them: because i have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and i have called unto them, but they have not answered.

Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, i have heard <i>youi>; behold, i will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, <i>thati> whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, i will declare <i>iti> unto you; i will keep nothing back from you.

The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, <i>andi> they are fallen both together.

i have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, <i>sayingi>, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.

Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; <i>there isi> sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

They have heard that i sigh: <i>there isi> none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done <i>iti>: thou wilt bring the day <i>thati> thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.

And thou shalt know that i <i>ami> the LORD, <i>and thati> i have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.

Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: i have heard <i>themi>.

i have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods <i>isi> in thee, and <i>thati> light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

And i have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and <i>havei> a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

And i heard the man clothed in linen, which <i>wasi> upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that <i>it shall bei> for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these <i>thingsi> shall be finished.

Ephraim <i>shall sayi>, What have i to do any more with idols? i have heard <i>himi>, and observed him: i <i>ami> like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

And i will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

• Revivals

O LORD, i have heard thy speech, <i>andi> was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

i have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified <i>themselvesi> against their border.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days <i>it shall come to passi>, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard <i>thati> God <i>isi> with you.

When Jesus heard <i>iti>, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily i say unto you, i have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

For verily i say unto you, That many prophets and righteous <i>meni> have desired to see <i>those thingsi> which ye see, and have not seen <i>themi>; and to hear <i>those thingsi> which ye hear, and have not heard <i>themi>.

And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, have mercy on us, O Lord, <i>thoui> Son of David.

• Irony

When Jesus heard <i>iti>, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: i came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, <i>thoui> Son of David, have mercy on me.

When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, i say unto you, i have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of <i>thisi> life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

For i tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen <i>themi>; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard <i>themi>.

• Curiosity
• Miracles

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long <i>seasoni>, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard <i>himi> ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with <i>hisi> finger wrote on the ground, <i>as though he heard them noti>.

i have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and i speak to the world those things which i have heard of him.

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which i have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

Ye have heard how i said unto you, i go away, and come <i>againi> unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because i said, i go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than i.

Henceforth i call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but i have called you friends; for all things that i have heard of my Father i have made known unto you.

Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what i have said unto them: behold, they know what i said.

And, being assembled together with <i>themi>, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, <i>saith hei>, ye have heard of me.

• Courage
• Rising

And when they heard <i>thati>, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

• Stephen
• Blasphemy
• Witnesses

Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and <i>againsti> God.

• Prayer
• Servant

i have seen, i have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and i have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, i will send thee into Egypt.

Then Ananias answered, Lord, i have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

• Bigotry

Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, <i>Ye musti> be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no <i>suchi> commandment:

But i say, have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

(For he saith, i have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have i succoured thee: behold, now <i>isi> the accepted time; behold, now <i>isi> the day of salvation.)

• Church
• Persecution

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure i persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

• Loving
• Character
• Colossians

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love <i>which ye havei> to all the saints,

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and <i>bei> not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, <i>andi> which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof i Paul am made a minister;

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let <i>themi> slip.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship <i>isi> with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Brethren, i write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that <i>spiriti> of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.