Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5125 Parts of the body and clothing » 5196 voice
The organ of speech; someone's voice expresses a person's character, thoughts and emotions, and attracts attention by its tone and volume.
The human voice
The sound of familiar voices
Acts 12:14 See also Genesis 27:22; Judges 18:3; 1 Samuel 24:16; Samuel 26:17; Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13
Groups of people speaking in unison
Exodus 24:3 See also 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 2 C 11; Ezra 10:12; Acts 12:22; Acts 19:34; Acts 22:22
Voices communicate in various ways
Voices expressing defiance
1 Samuel 17:8 See also 2 Kings 19:22 pp Isaiah 37:23
Voices that give a battle cry
1 Samuel 17:20; 2 Chronicles 13:15; Isaiah 8:9; Jeremiah 4:16,19
Festive voices
2 Samuel 19:35; Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11
Voices expressing distress
Judges 21:2 See also Genesis 27:34; Numbers 14:1; 2 Samuel 22:7 pp Psalm 18:6; 1 Kings 22:36; Jeremiah 4:31; Ezekiel 27:30; Daniel 6:20; Matthew 2:18; Jeremiah 31:15
Voices of varying volume
God's loud voice
Job 37:5 See also Deuteronomy 5:22; Isaiah 33:3; Ezekiel 43:2; John 12:28-29
Loud human voices
1 Samuel 28:12; 2 Chronicles 20:19; Ezra 10:12; Isaiah 40:9; Luke 4:33; Acts 7:57
God's quiet voice
1 Kings 19:12-13 See also Job 26:14
Quiet human voices
Job 4:16; Ecclesiastes 9:17; Isaiah 42:2
Voices addressed to God
In praise
Luke 17:15 See also Judges 5:11; 1 Kings 8:55; Ezra 3:11; Psalm 47:1; Psalm 100:1-4; Isaiah 24:14; Luke 19:37
In prayer
Psalm 27:7 See also Deuteronomy 33:7; Psalm 64:1
Assurance that God hears his people's voice
Psalm 5:3 See also Exodus 22:23; Deuteronomy 24:15; Psalm 55:17; Isaiah 19:20
God's response to his people's voice
Nehemiah 9:9 See also Genesis 21:17; Exodus 2:23-25; Exodus 3:9; Numbers 20:16
God sometimes refuses to hear his people's voice
Ezekiel 8:18 See also Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 59:1-2; Jeremiah 14:12; Amos 5:23
The futility of lifting up one's voice to an idol
Judges 10:14; 1 Kings 18:26,28; Jeremiah 11:12
Voices that proclaim God's word
Romans 10:18 The original sense of the voice of the heavens is reapplied to all who proclaim the gospel. See also Isaiah 58:1; Micah 3:8; Acts 2:14
The voice of God
God's voice addresses individuals
Genesis 3:9 See also Exodus 3:4; 1 Samuel 3:4; Isaiah 6:8; Jeremiah 1:4; Ezekiel 1:28
God's voice is awe-inspiring
Psalm 29:3-9 See also Deuteronomy 5:26; Deuteronomy 18:16; Job 37:2; Psalm 46:6; Psalm 68:33; Isaiah 30:30-31; Isaiah 42:13; Ezekiel 1:24; Hebrews 12:19,26
God's voice demands obedience
Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 30:20; 1 Samuel 15:22; Isaiah 30:21; Hebrews 3:7-8
God's voice affirms his Son
Matthew 3:17 pp Mark 1:11 pp Luke 3:22 at Jesus Christ's baptism; Matthew 17:5 pp Mark 9:7 pp Luke 9:35-36 at the transfiguration; John 12:28; 2 Peter 1:17-18
The voice of Jesus Christ
His voice is recognisable
John 10:1-5,14-16,27
His voice calls people to him
John 7:37 See also Acts 9:4-7 pp Acts 22:7-9 pp Acts 26:14-16; Revelation 3:20
His voice raises the dead
John 5:25,28; John 11:43
His voice cries out
Matthew 27:46 pp Mark 15:34; Matthew 27:50 pp Luke 23:46
Other voices
The voices of angels
Job 38:7; Daniel 10:6; Matthew 1:20-21; Matthew 2:13; Revelation 5:2,11-12; Revelation 14:7-9; Revelation 18:2
The voice of wisdom
Proverbs 1:20; Proverbs 8:1-4
The voices of the natural world
Psalm 19:1-4 See also Job 38:41; Psalm 93:3; Romans 10:18
See also
5159 hearing 5164 lips 5167 mouth 5168 muteness 5193 tongue 5198 weeping 5528 shouting 5546 speech 5627 word 7754 preaching 7960 singing 8602 prayer
