Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Cross-reference
Deut 4:26 calls heaven and earth as witnesses — here 32:1 invokes the same pair to hear the song, reinforcing the covenant lawsuit imagery.
In Deuteronomy 30:19, Moses similarly calls heaven and earth as witnesses to the covenant, reinforcing the solemn setting of his final song.
Deuteronomy 31:28 also has Moses calling heaven and earth as witnesses, directly preceding the song's composition.
Deuteronomy 31:19 commands Moses to write this very song as a witness — the song that begins here in 32:1.
Isaiah 1:2 echoes this exact phrase — 'Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth' — as the Lord's accusation against rebellious Israel.
Jeremiah 2:12 calls the heavens to be appalled at Israel's sin, expanding the witness motif from covenant lawsuit.
Psalm 50:4 echoes the same courtroom call—heavens and earth summoned as witnesses to God's judgment.
Isaiah 28:23 opens with 'Give ear', the same imperative Moses uses, introducing a prophetic oracle demanding attention.
Isaiah 34:1 summons the earth and all its inhabitants to hear divine judgment, mirroring the universal call of Deuteronomy 32:1.
Micah 1:2 directly parallels the call—heavens and earth as witnesses to God's case against Israel.
Micah 6:1 uses the same motif—mountains and hills as witnesses in a covenant lawsuit against Israel.
Revelation 15:3 explicitly mentions 'the song of Moses'—this is that song, sung in heaven.