King James Bible
"Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth."
Moses summons the heavens as witnesses to his final prophetic song, invoking a cosmic courtroom where creation itself must attend to divine testimony. This formulaic call echoes ancient Near Eastern treaty language where heaven and earth serve as eternal witnesses to covenants. The parallel address to earth completes the merism (heaven and earth = all creation), emphasizing the universal and enduring nature of Moses' message. The phrase "words of my mouth" underscores the oral, prophetic character of this declaration, delivered as Moses' parting legacy to Israel.