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ESV Hear the Word Audio Bible
- The Bible for Life
- Narrated by: David Heath
- Length: 74 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
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The result is a fresh and compelling Bible translation, with a timeless quality, that's trustworthy and true. That's why the ESV "sounds like" the Bible - with the kind of beauty, clarity, and dignity that we love to hear and read. That's also why the ESV retains the Bible's rich imagery and theological words - words like grace and justification and salvation - that are essential to our faith.
The result is a Bible that conveys the timeless quality of God's Word and that remains trustworthy and true to the original words breathed out by God. As Moses wrote more than 3,000 years ago, the words of God are "your very life, and by this word you shall live." (Deuteronomy 32:47).
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-02-18
Excellent audio Bible but poor table of contents
Amazing Audio Bible but limited by poor navigation.
Hopefully this table will help others see below.
Genesis. Part 1. Track two to 51
Exodus. Part 1. Track 52 to end
Levitcus. Part 2 track 2 to 28
Numbers. Part 2 track 29 to end
Deuteronomy. Part 3 track 2 to 35
Joshua. Part 3 track 36 to 59
Judges. Part 3 track 60 to 80
Ruth. Part 3 track 81 to end
1 Samuel. Part 4 track 2 to 32
2 Samuel. Part 4 track 33 to 56
1 kings part 4 track 57 to end
2 Kings part 5 track 2 to 26
1 chronicles part 5 track 27 to 55
2 Chronicles part 5 track 56 to 91
Ezra part 6 track 2 to 11
Nehemiah part 6 track 12 to 24
Esther part 6 track 25 to 34
Job part 6 track 35 to 76
Psalm part 7 track 2 to part 8 track 52
Proverbs part 8 track 53 to end
Ecclesiastes part 8 track 85 to 96
Song of Solomons part 8 track 97 to part 9 track 8
Isaiah part 9 track 9 track 74
Jeremiah part 9 track 75 to part 10 track 52
Lamentations Part 10 track 53 to 57
Ezekiel part 11 track 2 to 49
Daniel part 11 track 50 to 61
Hosea part 11 track 62 to 75
Joel part 11 track 76 to 78
Amos part 11 track 79 to 87
Obadiah part 11 track 88 to end
Jonah part 12 track 2 to 5
Micah part 12 track 6 to 12
Nahum part 12 track 13 to 15
Habakkuk part 12 track 16 to 18
Zephaniah part 12 track 19 to 21
Haggai part 12 track 22 to 23
Zechariah part 12 track 24 to 37
Malachi part 12 track 38 to 41
Matthew part 12 track 43 to 70
Mark part 12 track 71 to part 13 track 2
Luke part 13 track 3 to 26
John part 13 track 27 to 47
Acts part 13 track 49 to 76
Romans part 13 track 77 to part 14 track 3
1 corinthians part 14 track 4 to 19
2 corinthians part 14 track 20 to 32
Galatians part 14 track 33 to 38
Ephesians part 14 track 39 to 44
Philippians part 14 track 45 to 48
Colossians part 14 track 49 to 52
1 thessalonians Part 14 track 53 to 57
2 thessalonians part 14 track 58 to 60
1 Timothy part 14 track 61 to 66
2 Timothy part 14 track 67 to 70
Titus part 14 track 71 to 73
Philemon part 14 track 74
Hebrews part 14 track 75 to 87
James part 14 track 88 to part 15 track 3
1 Peter part 15 track 4 to 8
2 peter part 15 track 9 to 11
1 John part 15 track 12 to 16
2 John part 15 track 17
3 John part 15 track 18
Jude part 15 track 19
Revelation part 15 track 20 to 41
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Michael
- 12-03-15
Cannot navigate to particular books
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
The narration is good, but the navigation does not allow you to see which books are in each part, or where particular books start in each downloaded part.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Mrs. Jill Harrison
- 14-06-17
Bit confused....
Whilst I like the idea of listening to the bible as a seamless book, the fact that there are no chapter headings makes it extremely difficult to know where about's in the bible you are reading. Also you can't select to listen to Luke's Gospel for example as they are just numerical chapter headings. I find this quite irritating. Having said that I am enjoying listening to The bible as a whole text.
6 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Stephen
- 27-04-12
David Heath's voice helps focus
This has been well worth the outlay, I have used robot controlled text to speech. This has enhanced my Bible reading. Thank you for a great product.
6 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Marcus
- 06-08-11
Easy Listening
This is a very clear and easy to follow audio bible, that is available among many others at present.
The Narrators voice does seem a little monotone,but at least there is not any intrusive background music constantly playing.
Navigation requires a little patience in finding where you want to start from,but then this is no different to many other audio bibles.
I selected this because it is an ESV Version and for it's easy to follow style, so all in all a very good Audio Book enjoy!
4 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Ois MacFadden
- 25-03-21
Useless without chapter list
With 1000+ chapters and no chapter list, it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Where is the pdf for the chapter list that for example the David Suchet NIV has?
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- Isaiah Barnabas
- 04-10-18
ESV - great version
This version of the Bible is a good one. The narrator is good. Easy to listen to. Only complaint about all audio book bible it would be great if the chapters actually were named the book name and chapter. As navigating can be quite annoying.
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- Thinker
- 06-06-13
Best audio Bible on audible!
Excellent translation and narrator! If I could, I would have given it ten stars! I have listened already to half a dozen audio Bibles but this one is best by far! Highly recommended to every lover of God's Word! I listen to it over and over and over again, it is so good!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- David
- 13-04-13
Praise for the ESV audio Bible
This is a tremendous download of the whole of the Bible. Over 70 hours for 1 credit. Read by an American but with superb accent, and as it comes in 15 parts various books of
the Bible can be accessed at any time. I am addicted and listening to 30 to 50 minutes per day. The best item I've bought from audible!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Belinda
- 07-10-21
Overall review
Well read with a monotonous tone. It lacks telling you which book your on. It’s a continuous read through.
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- Aaron
- 16-02-13
Study Guide
This Audiobook is broken into (15) separate PARTS.
Each "PART" has separate "Chapters":
Book (Part #) Chapter #'s
PART 1:
Genesis (Part 1) Ch. 1 - 52
Exodus (1) 52 - 91
PART 2:
Leviticus (2) 1 - 28
Numbers (2) 29 - 64
PART 3:
Deuteronomy (3) 2 - 35
Joshua (3) 36 - 59
Judges (3) 60 - 80
Ruth (3) 81 - 84
PART 4:
1 Samuel (4) 1 - 32
2 Samuel (4) 33 - 56
1 Kings (4) 57 - 78
PART 5:
2 Kings (5) 1 - 26
1 Chronicles (5) 27 - 55
2 Chronicles (5) 56- 92
PART 6:
Ezra (6) 1 - 11
Nehemiah (6) 12 - 24
Esther (6) 25 - 34
Job (6) 35 - 77
PART 7:
Psalms 1 - Psalm 99 (7) 1 - 99
PART 8:
Psalms 100 - 150 (8) 1 - 53
Proverbs (8) 54 - 85
Ecclesiastes (8) 86 - 98
PART 9:
Song of Solomon (9) 1 - 9
Isaiah (9) 10 - 75
PART 10:
Jeremiah (10) 1 - 53
Lamentations (10) 54 - 58
PART 11:
Ezekiel (11) 1 - 49
Daniel (11) 50 - 61
Hosea (11) 62 - 75
Joel (11) 76 - 78
Amos (11) 79 - 87
Obadiah (11) 88 - 89
PART 12:
Jonah (12) 1 - 5
Micah (12) 6 - 12
Nahum (12) 13 - 15
Habakkuk (12) 16 - 18
Zephaniah (12) 19 - 21
Haggai (12) 22 - 23
Zechariah (12) 24 - 37
Malachi (12) 38 - 41
Matthew (12) 42 - 69
Mark (12) 70 - 86
PART 13:
Luke (13) 1 25
John (13) 26 - 48
Acts (13) 47 - 74
Romans(13) 75 - 90
PART 14:
1 Corinthians (14) 1 - 17
2 Corinthians (14) 18 - 30
Galatians (14) 31 - 36
Ephesians (14) 37 - 42
Philippians (14) 43 - 46
Colossians (14) 47 - 50
1 Thessalonians (14) 51 - 55
2 Thessalonians (14) 56 - 58
1 Timothy (14) 59 - 64
2 Timothy (14) 65 - 68
Titus (14) 69 - 71
Philemon (14) 72
Hebrews (14) 73 - 85
James (14) 73 - 85
PART 15:
1 Peter (15) 1 - 6
2 Peter (15) 7 - 9
1 John (15) 10 - 14
2 John (15) 15
3 John (15) 16
Jude (15) 17
Revelation (15) 18 - 39
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- David
- 01-05-11
Lost in space
Not good, there is no way to know what chapter you are opening are a way to find what you are looking for . What it needs is a table of contents.
128 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- OneFederalist
- 03-09-11
Just the Word
If you're looking to do without the music and drama that some of the other versions put out on Scripture, this is your book. There is nothing but the reading of the word, and Mr. Heath does a adequate job at it.
His inflections when he reads the words spoken by prominent biblical figure (e.g., God, Moses, Abraham) or a less prominent figure (e.g., the disgruntled Jews in the wilderness, enemies of the Jews) is a bit strained, but it could've been worse. Still, I knocked off a star because I could see where it may annoy some folks. I was only slightly put off at first, but got over it.
The main reason I dropped a star was because of the breakup of the Bible into 15 files. Each section starts at the beginning of one of the Books of the Bible, but within each section there's no rhyme or reason when you skip ahead. Sometimes it's at the beginning of the next chapter, other times it's not.
So best you can do is re-label the 15 sections with the first and last Book/Chapter.
Here's the naming convention I used for all 15 sections on my iPod for your consideration:
01. ESV Genesis 1 - Exodus 40
02. ESV Leviticus 1 - Numbers 36
03. ESV Deuteronomy 1 - Ruth 4
04. ESV 1 Samuel 1 - 1 Kings 22
05. ESV 2 Kings 1 - 2 Chronicles 36
06. ESV Ezra 1 - Job 42
07. ESV Psalms 1 - Psalms 99
08. ESV Psalm 100 - Ecclesiastes 12
09. ESV Song of Solomon 1 - Isaiah 66
10. ESV Jeremiah 1 - Lamentations 5
11. ESV Ezekiel 1 - Obadiah 1
12. ESV Jonah 1 - Mark 16
13. ESV Luke 1 - Romans 16
14. ESV 1 Corinthians 1 - James 5
15. ESV 1 Peter 1 - Revelation 22
All that being said, this a fine rendition of the Word of God. Frankly, I got tired of all the flashy productions and just wanted to hear the Word. In my opinion, you can't go wrong with this translation if you're looking for that angle. So I definitely recommend it.
Tu Rex Gloriae Christe!
322 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Stephanie L. Usrey
- 09-04-16
No way to quickly navigate!
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
If there were Section and Chapter headings with Biblical references to let you know where in the Bible each section covers.
What does David Heath bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Great, listenable voice, very articulate.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from ESV Hear the Word Audio Bible?
NONE! This is the Word of God.
Any additional comments?
I bought this audible version of the Bible, but it's near useless if you want to dial in to a specific section. Total confusion.
39 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Adriel
- 24-02-19
Navigation is awful!!
As many have already said, the audiobook is broken into 15 parts, each part consisting of many chapters. Apparently Audible recently updated it, because now, instead of 15 book with chapters numbered 1-x in each book, the chapter numbers are successive from one book to the next, so that there are a total of 1194 chapters in the 15 parts. This is even worse than it was before! I have updated a popular breakdown of the books and chapters of the Bible originally made by "Aaron" for assistance in navigating. Unfortunately, a number of the books of the Bible were separated into different parts of the Audible book. Hopefully Audible will eventually fix this.
Apart from the awful navigation, I think this is a very good reading of the Bible. It is neither over- nor under-dramatized. The narrator has good diction and just enough character voice to distinguish when God or a person is supposed to be speaking. And I really like this version of the Bible. To me, it seems to read like a cross between the NASB and the NIV.
Book (Part #) Chapter #'s
Note: If the book is not fully contained in one part, I have listed the chapter numbers after the book name
OLD TESTAMENT
PART 1:
Genesis (Part 1) 1 - 51
Exodus (1) 52 - 91
PART 2:
Leviticus (2) 92 - 118
Numbers (2) 119 - 154
PART 3:
Deuteronomy (3) 155 - 188
Joshua (3) 189 - 212
Judges (3) 213 - 233
Ruth (3) 234 - 237
PART 4:
1 Samuel (4) 238 - 268
2 Samuel (4) 269 - 292
1 Kings (4) 293 - 314
PART 5:
2 Kings (5) 315 - 339
1 Chronicles (5) 340 - 368
2 Chronicles (5) 369 - 404
PART 6:
Ezra (6) 405 - 414
Nehemiah (6) 415 - 427
Esther (6) 428 - 437
Job (6) 438 - 479
PART 7:
Psalms 1 - Psalm 99 (7) 480 - 578
PART 8:
Psalms 100 - 150 (8) 579 - 629
Proverbs (8) 630 - 661
Ecclesiastes (8) 662 - 673
Song of Solomon 1 (9) 674
PART 9:
Song of Solomon 2-8 (9) 675 - 681
Isaiah (9) 682 - 747
Jeremiah 1 (9) 748
PART 10:
Jeremiah 2-52 (10) 749 - 799
Lamentations (10) 800 - 805
PART 11:
Ezekiel (11) 806 - 853
Daniel (11) 854 - 865
Hosea (11) 866 - 879
Joel (11) 880 - 882
Amos (11) 883 - 891
Obadiah (11) 892
PART 12: 893
Jonah (12) 893 - 896
Micah (12) 897 - 903
Nahum (12) 904 - 906
Habakkuk (12) 907 - 909
Zephaniah (12) 910 - 912
Haggai (12) 913 - 914
Zechariah (12) 915 - 928
Malachi (12) 929 - 933
NEW TESTAMENT
Matthew (12) 934 - 961
Mark 1-15 (12) 962 - 976
PART 13:
Mark 16 (13) 977
Luke (13) 978 - 1001
John (13) 1002 - 1023
Acts (13) 1024 - 1051
Romans 1-14 (13) 1052 - 1065
PART 14:
Romans 15-16 (14) 1066 - 1067
1 Corinthians (14) 1068 - 1083
2 Corinthians (14) 1084 - 1096
Galatians (14) 1097 - 1102
Ephesians (14) 1103 - 1108
Philippians (14) 1109 - 1112
Colossians (14) 1113 - 1116
1 Thessalonians (14) 1117 - 1121
2 Thessalonians (14) 1122 - 1124
1 Timothy (14) 1125 - 1130
2 Timothy (14) 1131 - 1134
Titus (14) 1135 - 1137
Philemon (14) 1138
Hebrews (14) 1139 - 1151
James 1-3 (14) 1152 - 1154
PART 15:
James 4-5 (15) 1155 - 1156
1 Peter (15) 1157 - 1161
2 Peter (15) 1162 - 1164
1 John (15) 1165 - 1169
2 John (15) 1170
3 John (15) 1171
Jude (15) 1172
Revelation (15) 1173 - 1194
37 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- PenFlower
- 15-03-12
Great Story, Pleasant Narration, Bad ChapterBreaks
Any additional comments?
This is the best book ever written and the ESV is a great translation! David Heath's reading was simple and pleasant. The 15 sections instead of a chapter break for each book is VERY IRRITATING.
113 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- John
- 09-02-11
Bad formatting!
I am disappointed with the formatting; it is essential in any audio Bible to have clear, searchable formatting so that you can search for books and chapters. This is only broken up into 12 massive chunks. Fix this please!
83 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jason
- 02-11-11
Thanks to whoever divvied up the files into books
First, I never knew how much I'd love using an audio Bible. This has made soaking up God's word so much more accessible throughout my day.
That being said, I agree with the common disbelief among commenters that the file parsing is so bad. I listen via my iPod shuffle, so everything is found with scanning. It's brutal. :-) A big thanks to the folks who've shared the breakdowns here. And I agree that 66 files would be so much better.
The reading does feel a bit robotic at times and I laughed out loud when I read the comments about the strained sound on quotes. It's so true, though I hadn't though about it much after the first day or so. I guess one person's "emphasis" is another's "strain." Also, the change in tone/pitch/etc on the quotes really does help you separate them out in your mind.
It's quite a feat to read the entire 66 books of the Bible with a consistent tone and gate, so Mr. Heath has my respect for this momentous task, and I appreciate his efforts.
57 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Kellie
- 25-04-11
A good choice for an AudioBible
A beautiful, literary translation that works very well for being read aloud. Also, the narrator has a pleasant voice that gives appropriate weight to the words. I recommend it highly.
18 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Hannah
- 27-10-10
Best Audio Bible available on Audible :)
In my opinion, this is the best audio Bible on this site. I used my 1 credit from my trial membership for this book...it is the only Bible I found without distracting background music, and I love that it is ESV! ESV is one of the main translations I regularly read and consult because of its accuracy with the original languages of the Bible. The files are rather large, but I just changed their names on my iTunes to show which books of the Bible are in each one. I hope this audiobook is a blessing to all of you like it is to me! Don't miss your chance to learn the Word of God, which comes from the mind of God, whatever Bible you choose to read.
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