Isaiah 42:23

42:23 Who among you will pay attention to this?

Who will listen attentively in the future? ¹ 

Joel 1:2

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1:2 Listen to this, you elders; ² 

pay attention, ³  all inhabitants of the land.

Has anything like this ever happened in your whole life ⁴ 

or in the lifetime ⁵  of your ancestors? ⁶ 

Revelation 2:29

2:29 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

[42:23]  ¹ tn The interrogative particle is understood in the second line by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[1:2]  ² sn Elders here refers not necessarily to men advanced in years, but to leaders within the community.

[1:2]  ³ tn Heb “give ear.”

[1:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “days.” The term “days” functions here as a synecdoche for one’s lifespan.

[1:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “days.”

[1:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “fathers.”