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The same words in different combinations are found at the beginning of the song of Moses in Deuteronomy 32. \u00a0Moses calls on the heavens to \u201cgive ear\u201d and the earth to \u201chear.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Isaiah opens his prophecy with a call to heaven and earth to bear witness as Yahweh presents His case against Israel (1:2). \u00a0Heaven is called to \u201chear\u201d and earth to \u201cgive ear,\u201d a testimony of two witnesses. The same words in different combinations are found at the beginning of the song of Moses in Deuteronomy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-ot-deuteronomy","category-bible-ot-isaiah"],"yoast_head":"\nHear, give ear<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Isaiah opens his prophecy with a call to heaven and earth to bear witness as Yahweh presents His case against Israel (1:2). 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