Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors? New Living Translation Hear this, you leaders of the people. Listen, all who live in the land. In all your history, has anything like this happened before? English Standard Version Hear this, you elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Berean Standard Bible Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers? King James Bible Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? New King James Version Hear this, you elders, And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this happened in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers? New American Standard Bible Hear this, you elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days, Or in your fathers’ days? NASB 1995 Hear this, O elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days Or in your fathers’ days? NASB 1977 Hear this, O elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days Or in your fathers’ days? Legacy Standard Bible Hear this, O elders, And give ear, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days Or in your fathers’ days? Amplified Bible Hear this, O elders, Listen closely, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing as this occurred in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers? Christian Standard Bible Hear this, you elders; listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors? Holman Christian Standard Bible Hear this, you elders; listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors? American Standard Version Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Contemporary English Version Listen, you leaders and everyone else in the land. Has anything like this ever happened before? English Revised Version Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers? GOD'S WORD® Translation Listen to this, you leaders! Open your ears, all inhabitants of this land! Nothing like this has ever happened in your lifetime or in your ancestors' lifetime. Good News Translation Pay attention, you older people; everyone in Judah, listen. Has anything like this ever happened in your time or the time of your ancestors? International Standard Version "Hear this, you elders! Listen, all of you residents of the land! Has there ever been anything like this during your lifetime, or even when your ancestors were alive? Majority Standard Bible Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers? NET Bible Listen to this, you elders; pay attention, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your whole life or in the lifetime of your ancestors? New Heart English Bible Hear this, you elders, And listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Webster's Bible Translation Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? World English Bible Hear this, you elders, and listen, all you inhabitants of the land! Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHear this, you aged ones, "" And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land, "" Has this been in your days? Or in the days of your fathers? Young's Literal Translation Hear this, ye aged ones, And give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land, Hath this been in your days? Or in the days of your fathers? Smith's Literal Translation Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the earth. Was this in your days, and if in the days of your fathers? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land: did this ever happen in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Catholic Public Domain Version Listen to this, elders, and pay close attention, all inhabitants of the land. Did this ever happen in your days or in the days of your fathers? New American Bible Listen to this, you elders! Pay attention, all who dwell in the land! Has anything like this ever happened in your lifetime, or in the lifetime of your ancestors? New Revised Standard Version Hear this, O elders, give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your ancestors? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHear this, O you elders, and give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has such a calamity ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Hear this Elders, and obey, all inhabitants of the land; if it was like this in your days or in the days your fathers OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hear this, ye old men, And give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, Or in the days of your fathers? Brenton Septuagint Translation Hear these words, ye elders, and hearken all ye that inhabit the land. Have such things happen in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Invasion of Locusts1This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel: 2Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers? 3Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.… Cross References Jeremiah 6:10 To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. Isaiah 1:2 Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me. Amos 3:1 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: Deuteronomy 32:1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! Ezekiel 7:26 Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders. Psalm 78:1-4 A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth. / I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning, / that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us. ... Isaiah 28:23 Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say. Jeremiah 9:12 Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it? Amos 8:11-12 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. / People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. Matthew 13:9 He who has ears, let him hear.” Mark 4:9 Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Luke 8:8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Acts 13:16 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me! Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God. Treasury of Scripture Hear this, you old men, and give ear, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? Hear. Psalm 49:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: Isaiah 34:1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. Jeremiah 5:21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: ye old. Job 8:8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: Job 12:12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. Job 15:10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. Hath. Joel 2:2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. Deuteronomy 4:32-35 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? … Isaiah 7:17 The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria. Jump to Previous Aged Ear Elders Fathers Forefathers Hear Inhabitants Live Note OnesJump to Next Aged Ear Elders Fathers Forefathers Hear Inhabitants Live Note OnesJoel 1 1. Joel, declaring various judgments of God, exhorts to observe them,8. and to mourn. 14. He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate those judgments. Hear this, you elders The call to "hear" is a summons to attention, a directive that echoes throughout the prophetic literature. In Hebrew, the word "hear" is "שְׁמַע" (shema), which implies not just listening but obeying. The "elders" are the leaders and wise men of the community, those who hold responsibility for guiding the people. This call to the elders underscores the gravity of the message, as they are expected to heed and disseminate the warning. Historically, elders were respected figures in Israelite society, often serving as judges and decision-makers, which amplifies the urgency and importance of the message. give ear, all you inhabitants of the land Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Hearשִׁמְעוּ־ (šim·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently this, זֹאת֙ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, O elders; הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים (haz·zə·qê·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2205: Old and give ear, וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ (wə·ha·’ă·zî·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 238: To broaden out the ear, to listen all כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who dwell יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י (yō·wō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the land. הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Has anything like this זֹּאת֙ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, ever happened הֶהָ֤יְתָה (he·hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in your days בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם (bî·mê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day or וְאִ֖ם (wə·’im) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not in the days בִּימֵ֥י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of your forefathers? אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father Links Joel 1:2 NIVJoel 1:2 NLT Joel 1:2 ESV Joel 1:2 NASB Joel 1:2 KJV Joel 1:2 BibleApps.com Joel 1:2 Biblia Paralela Joel 1:2 Chinese Bible Joel 1:2 French Bible Joel 1:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Joel 1:2 Hear this you elders And listen all (Jl Joe.) |
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