Joel 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

Joel 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joel 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joel 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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?”

Joel 1:2 — World English Bible

Joel 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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?”

Joel 1:2 — American Standard Version

Joel 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?”

Joel 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Joel 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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?”

Joel 1:2 — Darby Translation

Joel 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare ye this, O Elders, and hearken ye all inhabitantes of the land, whether such a thing hath bene in your dayes, or yet in the dayes of your fathers.”

Joel 1:2 — Geneva Bible

Joel 1:2 in Context — Joel 1

1 Palavra do SENHOR que veio a Joel, filho de Petuel.

2 Ouvi isto, anciãos, e escutai, todos os moradores desta terra. Por acaso isto aconteceu em vossos dias, ou nos dias dos vossos pais?

3 Contai disso aos vossos filhos, e vossos filhos aos seus filhos, e seus filhos à outra geração.

4 O que restou do gafanhoto cortador o gafanhoto comedor comeu; e o que restou do gafanhoto comedor o gafanhoto devorador comeu, e o que restou do gafanhoto devorador o gafanhoto destruidor comeu.

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What Does Joel 1:2 Mean?

Joel 1:2 is a verse from the Book of Joel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joel chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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