Hear this, you leaders of the people. Listen, all who live in the land. In all your history, has anything like this happened before?

老年人哪，当听我的话；国中的居民哪，都要侧耳而听。在你们的日子，或你们列祖的日子，曾有这样的事吗？

老年人哪，当听这话；这地所有的居民哪，要侧耳而听。在你们的日子，或你们祖先的日子，曾发生过这样的事吗？

老年人哪，当听这话；这地所有的居民哪，要侧耳而听。在你们的日子，或你们祖先的日子，曾发生过这样的事吗？

长老们啊，请听我说！地上的所有居民啊，要留心听！在你们或你们祖先的时代可曾发生过这样的事？

老年人哪！你们要听这话。这地所有的居民啊！你们要留心听。在你们的日子，或在你们祖先的日子，曾有这样的事吗？

老年人哪，當聽我的話；國中的居民哪，都要側耳而聽。在你們的日子，或你們列祖的日子，曾有這樣的事嗎？

老年人哪，當聽這話；這地所有的居民哪，要側耳而聽。在你們的日子，或你們祖先的日子，曾發生過這樣的事嗎？

老年人哪，當聽這話；這地所有的居民哪，要側耳而聽。在你們的日子，或你們祖先的日子，曾發生過這樣的事嗎？

長老們啊，請聽我說！地上的所有居民啊，要留心聽！在你們或你們祖先的時代可曾發生過這樣的事？

老年人哪！你們要聽這話。這地所有的居民啊！你們要留心聽。在你們的日子，或在你們祖先的日子，曾有這樣的事嗎？

老年人哪，要聽這話，國中所有的居民哪，要側耳以聽！在你們的日子、或你們列祖的日子、曾有過以下這樣的事麼？

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長老居民、尚其聽之哉、我將有言、乃爾父及今所未聞也、

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Hear 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?

Elders, 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?

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?

Hear this, you elders; listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?

Hear this, you elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days, Or in your fathers’ days?

Hear this, you elders, And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this happened in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers?

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?

Hear this, you elders; listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?

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?

Listen to this, you elders; pay attention, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your whole life or in the lifetime of your ancestors?

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?

“ Hear this, you priests. Pay attention, you leaders of Israel. Listen, you members of the royal family. Judgment has been handed down against you. For you have led the people into a snare by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.

It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before or will ever be seen again.

“ Just ask the previous generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.

In all history there has never been such a time of terror. It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel. Yet in the end they will be saved!

Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”

Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right.

On our side are aged, gray haired men much older than your father!

Announce a time of fasting; call the people together for a solemn meeting. Bring the leaders and all the people of the land into the Temple of the Lord your God, and cry out to him there.

“ At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued.

Listen to me, you fat cows living in Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, and who are always calling to your husbands,“ Bring us another drink!”

“ Now search all of history, from the time God created people on the earth until now, and search from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything as great as this ever been seen or heard before?Has any nation ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire— as you did— and survived?Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.“ He showed you these things so you would know that the Lord is God and there is no other.

Listen, you foolish and senseless people, with eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear.

Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying:“ There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.

Attention! Let all the people of the world listen! Let the earth and everything in it hear. The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you; the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.

Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel— against the entire family I rescued from Egypt:

“ Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.

I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Israel! You are supposed to know right from wrong,

Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old.

Listen, you people of Israel! Listen to this funeral song I am singing:

“ Why do the wicked prosper, growing old and powerful?

“ Then the Lord will bring things on you, your nation, and your family unlike anything since Israel broke away from Judah. He will bring the king of Assyria upon you!”

Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!

Come here and listen, O nations of the earth. Let the world and everything in it hear my words.

For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again.