Joel 1:3

The Invasion of Locusts · Joel 1:1–7
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Translations

Modern
Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
Traditional
Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
Literal
Give account of it to your sons, and your sons to their sons, and their sons to the generation after.
Latin
Super hoc filiis vestris narrate, et filii vestri filiis suis, et filii eorum generationi alteræ.

Original

Hebrew
English
Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.

Notes

God's people would share their experiences with future generations. This way, their descendants could learn from the lessons they had gained (compare Deuteronomy 4:9; 6:20–25).

The prophet Joel describes a severe locust plague that struck Judah and Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Famine The Day of the Lord

Events

Glossary

Book of Joel Plagues upon Egypt

Topics

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