The exact phrase “ears to hear” appears 10 times in the KJV.
Below are the exact phrase matches.
Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
This phrase only occurs twice in the old testament. It is only found in the synoptic gospels.
Does that term sound like an accusation? It can sound like an insult if we do not have ears to hear. Afterwards, it doesn’t matter any more.
Herein lays the lesson. It is easy to lose sight of what was in the glory of a new dawn.
Our former life can feel like a nightmare that we do not want to repeat, so we don’t want to go back to sleep. But is it that way for everyone? It is not fair to think everyone feels this way but some might.