Translations
Modern
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?
Traditional
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?
Literal
Hear this, O elders, and give ear, all dwellers of the land. Has this come to be in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
Latin
Audite hoc, senes, et auribus percipite, omnes habitatores terræ: si factum est istud in diebus vestris, aut in diebus patrum vestrorum?
Original
Hebrew
English
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?
Notes
Hear this: Joel called the people to pay close attention to the prophecy.
elders: The prophet asked the community elders if anything like this had happened before. It had not. This disaster was unique in the history of God's people.
The prophet Joel describes a severe locust plague that struck Judah and Jerusalem.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Joelc. 820 BC