Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Ver. 23. Give ear, and hear my voice; hearken, &c.] Being to assure the faithful of God's fatherly care of their safety and indemnity amidst all those distractions and disturbances of the times; he calleth for their utmost attention, as knowing how slow of heart and dull of hearing the best are; how backward to believe, Luk 24:25 and apt to "forget the consolation," παρακλησις. Heb 12:5 See Trapp on " Mat 13:3 "