Joel 1:2
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Hear this, ye old men,.... What the prophet was about to relate, concerning the consumption of the fruits of the earth,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Hear this, ye old men - By reason of their age they had known and heard much; they had heard from their fathers, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joel 1:1-7
It is a foolish fancy which some of the Jews have, that this Joel the prophet was the same with that Joel who was the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Joel 1:2-20
Part I. Chap. Joe 1:2 to Joe 2:17
Description of the present calamity (ch. 1.). The terrible "Day of Jehovah," of which…
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