2Hear 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?
Something extraordinary has happened. You will not have experienced this all your life, not even your ancestors. It is a unique thing, on God’s part. Do not pass it by carelessly! The Lord gives the details of what happened in Joel 1:4.
2 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?