# give ear to the words

Giving one's ear represents listening. Alternate translation: "listen to the words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the words of my mouth

Here the speaker is represented by his mouth. Alternate translation: "my words" or "what I am saying to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])