BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
2Hear this, you elders;
listen, all who live in the land.
Has anything like this ever happened in your days
or in the days of your ancestors?
Joel 1:2
Joel 1:2 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
2Hear this, you elders,
And listen, all inhabitants of the land.
Has anything like this happened in your days,
Or in your fathers’ days?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
2Hear this, O elders,
Listen closely, all inhabitants of the land!
Has such a thing as this occurred in your days,
Or even in the days of your fathers?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
2Hear 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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
2Hear 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?
Geneva Bible (GNV)
2Heare 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.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
2Hear 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?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
2Elders, listen to me.
Pay attention, all you who live in the land.
Has anything like this ever happened in your whole life?
Did it ever happen to your people
who lived long ago?
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
2You leaders of Israel, listen to this!
Listen carefully, everyone who lives in this country.
Nothing like this has happened while you have been alive.
And it never happened when your ancestors were alive.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
2Hear 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?