Joseph's Hear Now and the Prophets Who Rebuked Israel

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 37:6

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"Hear now." He said to them: the prophets will likewise rebuke you, as it is written, "Hear now, you rebels" (Numbers 20:10); "Hear now, O house of David" (Isaiah 7:13); "Hear now what the LORD says" (Micah 6:1).

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