1:2 Listen to this, you elders; 1
pay attention, 2 all inhabitants of the land.
Has anything like this ever happened in your whole life 3
or in the lifetime 4 of your ancestors? 5
[1:2] 1 sn Elders here refers not necessarily to men advanced in years, but to leaders within the community.
[1:2] 2 tn Heb “give ear.”
[1:2] 3 tn Heb “days.” The term “days” functions here as a synecdoche for one’s lifespan.
[1:2] 4 tn Heb “days.”
[1:2] 5 tn Heb “fathers.”
