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
Events
- Prophecies of Joelc. 820 BC
Glossary
Topics
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