shaw-mah'
a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with
implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to
tell, etc.):--X attentively, call (gather) together, X
carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content,
declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make
to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be)
obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish,
regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell,
understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
And it came to pass, when I heard [08085] these words [01697], that I sat down [03427] and wept [01058], and mourned [056] certain days [03117], and fasted [06684], and prayed [06419] before [06440] the God [0430] of heaven [08064],
Let thine ear [0241] now be attentive [07183], and thine eyes [05869] open [06605], that thou mayest hear [08085] the prayer [08605] of thy servant [05650], which I pray [06419] before [06440] thee now [03117], day [03119] and night [03915], for the children [01121] of Israel [03478] thy servants [05650], and confess [03034] the sins [02403] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478], which we have sinned [02398] against thee: both I and my father's [01] house [01004] have sinned [02398].
When Sanballat [05571] the Horonite [02772], and Tobiah [02900] the servant [05650], the Ammonite [05984], heard [08085] of it, it grieved [03415] them exceedingly [01419] [07451] that there was come [0935] a man [0120] to seek [01245] the welfare [02896] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
But when Sanballat [05571] the Horonite [02772], and Tobiah [02900] the servant [05650], the Ammonite [05984], and Geshem [01654] the Arabian [06163], heard [08085] it, they laughed us to scorn [03932], and despised [0959] us, and said [0559], What is this thing [01697] that ye do [06213]? will ye rebel [04775] against the king [04428]?
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat [05571] heard [08085] that we builded [01129] the wall [02346], he was wroth [02734], and took great [07235] indignation [03707], and mocked [03932] the Jews [03064].
Hear [08085], O our God [0430]; for we are despised [0939]: and turn [07725] their reproach [02781] upon their own head [07218], and give [05414] them for a prey [0961] in the land [0776] of captivity [07633]:despised: Heb. despite
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat [05571], and Tobiah [02900], and the Arabians [06163], and the Ammonites [05984], and the Ashdodites [0796], heard [08085] that the walls [02346] of Jerusalem [03389] were made up [05927] [0724], and that the breaches [06555] began [02490] to be stopped [05640], then they were very [03966] wroth [02734],were made up: Heb. ascended
And it came to pass, when our enemies [0341] heard [08085] that it was known [03045] unto us, and God [0430] had brought [06565] their counsel [06098] to nought [06565], that we returned [07725] all of us to the wall [02346], every one [0376] unto his work [04399].
In what place [04725] therefore ye hear [08085] the sound [06963] of the trumpet [07782], resort [06908] ye thither unto us: our God [0430] shall fight [03898] for us.
And I was very [03966] angry [02734] when I heard [08085] their cry [02201] and these words [01697].
Now it came to pass, when Sanballat [05571], and Tobiah [02900], and Geshem [01654] the Arabian [06163], and the rest [03499] of our enemies [0341], heard [08085] that I had builded [01129] the wall [02346], and that there was no breach [06556] left [03498] therein; (though [05704] [01571] at that time [06256] I had not set up [05975] the doors [01817] upon the gates [08179];)
Wherein was written [03789], It is reported [08085] among the heathen [01471], and Gashmu [01654] saith [0559] it, that thou and the Jews [03064] think [02803] to rebel [04775]: for which cause [03651] thou buildest [01129] the wall [02346], that thou mayest be [01933] their king [04428], according to these words [01697].Gashmu: also called, Geshem
And thou hast also appointed [05975] prophets [05030] to preach [07121] of thee at Jerusalem [03389], saying [0559], There is a king [04428] in Judah [03063]: and now shall it be reported [08085] to the king [04428] according to these words [01697]. Come [03212] now therefore, and let us take counsel [03289] together [03162].
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies [0341] heard [08085] thereof, and all the heathen [01471] that were about us [05439] saw [07200] these things, they were much [03966] cast down [05307] in their own eyes [05869]: for they perceived [03045] that this work [04399] was wrought [06213] of our God [0430].
And Ezra [05830] the priest [03548] brought [0935] the law [08451] before [06440] the congregation [06951] both of men [0376] and women [0802], and all that could hear [08085] with understanding [0995], upon the first [0259] day [03117] of the seventh [07637] month [02320].that…: Heb. that understood in hearing
And Nehemiah [05166], which is the Tirshatha [08660], and Ezra [05830] the priest [03548] the scribe [05608], and the Levites [03881] that taught [0995] the people [05971], said [0559] unto all the people [05971], This day [03117] is holy [06918] unto the Lord [03068] your God [0430]; mourn [056] not, nor weep [01058]. For all the people [05971] wept [01058], when they heard [08085] the words [01697] of the law [08451].the Tirshatha: or, the governor
And that they should publish [08085] and proclaim [06963] [05674] in all their cities [05892], and in Jerusalem [03389], saying [0559], Go forth [03318] unto the mount [02022], and fetch [0935] olive [02132] branches [05929], and pine [08081] branches [05929] [06086], and myrtle [01918] branches [05929], and palm [08558] branches [05929], and branches [05929] of thick [05687] trees [06086], to make [06213] booths [05521], as it is written [03789].
And didst see [07200] the affliction [06040] of our fathers [01] in Egypt [04714], and heardest [08085] their cry [02201] by the Red [05488] sea [03220];
But they and our fathers [01] dealt proudly [02102], and hardened [07185] their necks [06203], and hearkened [08085] not to thy commandments [04687],
And refused [03985] to obey [08085], neither were mindful [02142] of thy wonders [06381] that thou didst [06213] among them; but hardened [07185] their necks [06203], and in their rebellion [04805] appointed [05414] a captain [07218] to return [07725] to their bondage [05659]: but thou art a God [0433] ready to pardon [05547], gracious [02587] and merciful [07349], slow [0750] to anger [0639], and of great [07227] kindness [02617], and forsookest [05800] them not.a God…: Heb. a God of pardons
Therefore thou deliveredst [05414] them into the hand [03027] of their enemies [06862], who vexed [06887] them: and in the time [06256] of their trouble [06869], when they cried [06817] unto thee, thou heardest [08085] them from heaven [08064]; and according to thy manifold [07227] mercies [07356] thou gavest [05414] them saviours [03467], who saved [03467] them out of the hand [03027] of their enemies [06862].
But after they had rest [05117], they did [06213] evil [07451] again [07725] before [06440] thee: therefore leftest [05800] thou them in the hand [03027] of their enemies [0341], so that they had the dominion [07287] over them: yet when they returned [07725], and cried [02199] unto thee, thou heardest [08085] them from heaven [08064]; and many [07227] times [06256] didst thou deliver [05337] them according to thy mercies [07356];they did…: Heb. they returned to do evil
And testifiedst [05749] against them, that thou mightest bring them again [07725] unto thy law [08451]: yet they dealt proudly [02102], and hearkened [08085] not unto thy commandments [04687], but sinned [02398] against thy judgments [04941], (which if a man [0120] do [06213], he shall live [02421] in them;) and withdrew [05637] [05414] the shoulder [03802], and hardened [07185] their neck [06203], and would not hear [08085].withdrew…: Heb. they gave a withdrawing shoulder
And Maaseiah [04641], and Shemaiah [08098], and Eleazar [0499], and Uzzi [05813], and Jehohanan [03076], and Malchijah [04441], and Elam [05867], and Ezer [05829]. And the singers [07891] sang loud [08085], with Jezrahiah [03156] their overseer [06496].sang…: Heb. made their voice to be heard
Also that day [03117] they offered [02076] great [01419] sacrifices [02077], and rejoiced [08055]: for God [0430] had made them rejoice [08055] with great [01419] joy [08057]: the wives [0802] also and the children [03206] rejoiced [08055]: so that the joy [08057] of Jerusalem [03389] was heard [08085] even afar off [07350].
Now it came to pass, when they had heard [08085] the law [08451], that they separated [0914] from Israel [03478] all the mixed multitude [06154].
Shall we then hearken [08085] unto you to do [06213] all this great [01419] evil [07451], to transgress [04603] against our God [0430] in marrying [03427] strange [05237] wives [0802]?