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KJV Lexicon A fire'esh (aysh) fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot. devoureth 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) them and behind 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) them a flame lehabah (leh-aw-baw') flame(-ming), head (of a spear). burneth lahat (law-hat') to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze -- burn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle. the land 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. is as the garden gan (gan) a garden (as fenced) -- garden. of Eden `Eden (ay'-den) Eden, the region of Adam's home -- Eden. before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) them and behind 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) them a desolate shmamah (shem-aw-maw') devastation; figuratively, astonishment -- (laid, most) desolate(-ion), waste. wilderness midbar (mid-bawr') a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness. yea and nothing shall escape pleytah (pel-ay-taw') deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion -- deliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant. them Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible A fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them. King James Bible A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. Holman Christian Standard Bible A fire destroys in front of them, and behind them a flame devours. The land in front of them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland; there is no escape from them. International Standard Version "A fire blazes in their presence, and behind them a conflagration rages. Before they come, the land is like the garden in Eden; after they leave, there is only a barren wasteland. Indeed, nothing escapes them. NET Bible Like fire they devour everything in their path; a flame blazes behind them. The land looks like the Garden of Eden before them, but behind them there is only a desolate wilderness--for nothing escapes them! GOD'S WORD® Translation In front of this army a fire burns. Behind it flames are blazing. In front of it the land is like the garden of Eden. Behind it the land is like a barren desert. Nothing escapes it! King James 2000 Bible A fire devours before them; and behind them a flame burns: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. Links Joel 2:3Joel 2:3 NIV Joel 2:3 NLT Joel 2:3 ESV Joel 2:3 NASB Joel 2:3 KJV |
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