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Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Hear this, you leaders of the people. Listen, all who live in the land. In all your history, has anything like this happened before?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Hear this, you elders, And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has <i>anything like</i> this happened in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear this, you elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has <i>anything like</i> this happened in your days, Or in your fathers’ days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Hear this, O elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days Or in your fathers&#8217 days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Hear this, O elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has <i>anything like</i> this happened in your days Or in your fathers’ days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Hear this, O elders, And give ear, all inhabitants of the land. Has <i>anything like</i> this happened in your days Or in your fathers’ days?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Hear this, O elders, Listen closely, all inhabitants of the land! Has <i>such a thing as</i> this occurred in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Listen, you leaders and everyone else in the land. Has anything like this ever happened before? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Pay attention, you older people; everyone in Judah, listen. Has anything like this ever happened in your time or the time of your ancestors? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hear 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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Hear 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Hear this Elders, and obey, all inhabitants of the land; if it was like this in your days or in the days your fathers<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hear these <i>words</i>, ye elders, and hearken all ye that inhabit the land. Have such things happen in your days, or in the days of your fathers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=5" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">The Invasion of Locusts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: haz·zə·qê·nîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">O elders;</a> <a href="/hebrew/238.htm" title="238: wə·ha·’ă·zî·nū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from 'ozen; to broaden out the ear, i.e. to listen.">and give ear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">Has anything like this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: he·hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">ever happened</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bî·mê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in your days</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bî·mê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of your fathers?</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Amos 3:1</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a></span><br />Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Ezekiel 7:26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">Psalm 78:1-4</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">Isaiah 28:23</a></span><br />Listen and hear my voice. Pay attention and hear what I say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Amos 8:11-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-9.htm">Matthew 13:9</a></span><br />He who has ears, let him hear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-9.htm">Mark 4:9</a></span><br />Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Luke 8:8</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-16.htm">Acts 13:16</a></span><br />Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-7.htm">Revelation 2:7</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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?</p><p class="hdg">Hear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">Psalm 49:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all <i>ye</i> people; give ear, all <i>ye</i> inhabitants of the world:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></b></br> Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:</p><p class="hdg">ye old.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Job 8:8</a></b></br> For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-12.htm">Job 12:12</a></b></br> With the ancient <i>is</i> wisdom; and in length of days understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-10.htm">Job 15:10</a></b></br> With us <i>are</i> both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.</p><p class="hdg">Hath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2</a></b></br> 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, <i>even</i> to the years of many generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-32.htm">Deuteronomy 4:32-35</a></b></br> For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and <i>ask</i> from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been <i>any such thing</i> as this great thing <i>is</i>, or hath been heard like it? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Isaiah 7:17</a></b></br> 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; <i>even</i> the king of Assyria.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-14.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/hosea/12-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">Note</a> <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Ones</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/1-18.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Note</a> <a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Ones</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-1.htm">Joel, declaring various judgments of God, exhorts to observe them,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-8.htm">and to mourn.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-14.htm">He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate those judgments.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Hear this, O elders;</b><br>The term "elders" refers to the leaders and respected figures within the community of Israel. In ancient Israelite society, elders were often responsible for making important decisions and guiding the people. This call to the elders emphasizes the seriousness of the message and the need for wise leadership in times of crisis. The role of elders is seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16</a>, where Moses is instructed to gather the elders of Israel. This highlights the importance of communal leadership and accountability.<p><b>and give ear, all who dwell in the land.</b><br>This phrase extends the call to attention beyond the elders to include all inhabitants of the land, indicating that the message is of national importance. The "land" refers to the territory of Judah, the southern kingdom of Israel. The inclusion of all people underscores the communal nature of the impending disaster and the collective responsibility to respond. This call to listen is reminiscent of the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, where Israel is commanded to hear and obey God's commandments.<p><b>Has anything like this ever happened in your days</b><br>This rhetorical question is designed to provoke reflection and acknowledgment of the unprecedented nature of the events being described. It suggests a calamity so severe that it surpasses any previous experiences of the current generation. This could refer to the locust plague described later in the book, which serves as both a literal disaster and a metaphor for impending judgment. The uniqueness of the event is meant to awaken the people to the seriousness of their situation.<p><b>or in the days of your fathers?</b><br>By invoking the "days of your fathers," the text connects the present crisis to the historical experiences of previous generations. This reference to the past serves as a reminder of God's past judgments and deliverances, encouraging the people to consider their history and learn from it. It also emphasizes the continuity of God's relationship with His people across generations. The mention of "fathers" can be seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/78-3.htm">Psalm 78:3-4</a>, where the deeds of the Lord are recounted to future generations, highlighting the importance of remembering and learning from history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's message to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elders.htm">Elders</a></b><br>The leaders and older members of the community, responsible for guiding and advising the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/inhabitants_of_the_land.htm">Inhabitants of the Land</a></b><br>Refers to the people of Judah, the audience of Joel's prophecy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Joel's prophecy is directed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a></b><br>A devastating locust plague, symbolizing impending judgment and calling for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening.htm">The Importance of Listening</a></b><br>Joel begins with a call to "hear" and "give ear," emphasizing the need for attentiveness to God's word. In our lives, we must prioritize listening to God's voice through Scripture and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_responsibility.htm">Generational Responsibility</a></b><br>The mention of "your fathers" highlights the importance of passing down spiritual truths and experiences. We are called to share our faith and God's works with the next generation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_unprecedented_times.htm">Recognizing Unprecedented Times</a></b><br>Joel asks if anything like this has happened before, prompting reflection on the uniqueness of God's actions. In our lives, we should discern the signs of the times and seek God's purpose in them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The context of impending judgment serves as a reminder of the need for repentance. We must examine our lives and turn back to God, seeking His mercy and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>Addressing both elders and inhabitants underscores communal responsibility. We are part of a faith community and must support each other in spiritual growth and accountability.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_locust_plague_in_joel_1_2-3.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence confirming a locust plague of such unprecedented scale as described in Joel 1:2–3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_word_became_flesh'_mean.htm">What does 'The Word became flesh' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_book_of_joel's_message.htm">What is the main message of the Book of Joel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_questions_do_you_have_about_joel.htm">What questions do you have about Joel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2, 3) <span class= "bld">Hath this been in your days.--</span>The introduction points to the startling nature of the portent: it was unexampled; it was a cause of consternation to all who beheld it; it would be recollected as a subject of wondering comment among succeeding generations. The hand of God was evident, recalling the marvellous things he did in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 2-7,</span> - These verses describe the invasion of the locusts, with an exhortation to reflect on and lament for the calamity. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">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?</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this,</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹאת֙</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">O elders;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zə·qê·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Old</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and give ear,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ha·’ă·zî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_238.htm">Strong's 238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To broaden out the ear, to listen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Has anything like this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹּאת֙</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">ever happened</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶהָ֤יְתָה</span> <span class="translit">(he·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your days</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bî·mê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the days</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּימֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bî·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your forefathers?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/1-2.htm">Joel 1:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/1-2.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 1:2 Hear this you elders And listen all (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/1-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 1:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 1:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/1-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 1:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 1:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>