Berean Standard Bible
“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?”
Joel opens his short book after a devastating plague of locusts has stripped the land of its crops. He calls for the attention of the whole community, beginning with the elders.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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?
World English Bible (WEB)
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?
King James Version (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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Give ear to this, you old men, and take note, you people of the land. Has this ever been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Oid esto, viejos, y escuchad, todos los moradores de la tierra. ¿Ha acontecido esto en vuestros días, ó en los días de vuestros padres?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
¡Escuchen, sabios consejeros de Israel! ¡Escuchen, todos sus habitantes! En toda su vida, sí, en toda su historia, ¿ha sucedido algo semejante a lo que les voy a contar?
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