Psalms 81:11
But my people, hearkened not, unto my voice, Even, Israel, inclined not unto me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 16:6So Moses and Aaron said unto all the sons of Israel,—At eventide, then shall ye know that it was, Yahweh, who brought you forth, out of the land of Egypt;
Exodus 32:1And, when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him—Up, make for us gods, who shall go before us, for, as for this Moses—the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what hath befallen him.
Deuteronomy 32:15Then Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou wast fat, Thou wast thick, Thou wast gorged, So he forsook the GOD who made him, And treated as foolish his Rock of salvation.
2 Kings 4:3And he said—Go, ask thee vessels, from without, of all thy neighbours,—empty vessels, let them not be few.
Proverbs 1:30Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,
Jeremiah 7:23But, this thing, I commanded them—saying, Hearken ye unto my voice, So will I become unto you—a God, And, ye, shall become unto me—a people,—Ye shall therefore walk in all the way that I may command you, To the end it may be well with you;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 81:9-16
Expostulation with Israel. 8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; 9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. 10 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. 13 Oh that my people had hearkened… Read the whole commentary →