New International Version
"I will drive the northern horde far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land; its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise." Surely he has done great things!

New Living Translation
I will drive away these armies from the north. I will send them into the parched wastelands. Those in the front will be driven into the Dead Sea, and those at the rear into the Mediterranean. The stench of their rotting bodies will rise over the land." Surely the LORD has done great things!

English Standard Version
“I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his vanguard into the eastern sea, and his rear guard into the western sea; the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.

Berean Study Bible
The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.

New American Standard Bible
"But I will remove the northern army far from you, And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land, And its vanguard into the eastern sea, And its rear guard into the western sea. And its stench will arise and its foul smell will come up, For it has done great things."

King James Bible
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will drive the northerner far from you and banish him to a dry and desolate land, his front ranks into the Dead Sea, and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise; yes, his rotten smell will rise, for he has done catastrophic things.

International Standard Version
"I will remove the northerners from you, driving them to a barren and desolate land— the front toward the Dead Sea and the back toward the Mediterranean. Their stench will rise, and their stinking odor will ascend, because they have done great things."

NET Bible
I will remove the one from the north far from you. I will drive him out to a dry and desolate place. Those in front will be driven eastward into the Dead Sea, and those in back westward into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise up as a foul smell." Indeed, the LORD has accomplished great things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I will keep the northern [army] far from you, and I will force it into a dry and barren land. The soldiers in front will be forced into the eastern sea. The soldiers in back will be forced into the western sea. A foul odor will rise from the dead bodies. They will stink." He has done great things!

Jubilee Bible 2000
But I will remove far off from you he of the north wind and will drive him into a land barren and desolate; his face shall be toward the east sea, and his end unto the western sea, and he shall exhale his foul odour, and he shall decompose, because he has lifted himself up.

King James 2000 Bible
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the eastern sea, and his back toward the western sea, and his stench shall come up, and his foul smell shall come up, because he has done great things.

American King James Version
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill smell shall come up, because he has done great things.

American Standard Version
but I will remove far off from you the northern army , and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will remove far off from you the northern enemy: and I will drive him into a land unpassable, and desert, with his face towards the east sea, and his hinder part towards the utmost sea: and his stench shall ascend, and his rottenness shall go up, because he hath done proudly.

Darby Bible Translation
And I will remove far off from you him [that cometh] from the north, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, his face toward the eastern sea, and his rear toward the hinder sea; and his stench shall come up, and his ill odour shall come up, for he hath exalted himself to do great things.

English Revised Version
but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, his forepart into the eastern sea, and his hinder part into the western sea; and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

Webster's Bible Translation
But I will remove far from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face towards the east sea, and his hinder part towards the utmost sea, and his odious scent shall come up, and his ill savor shall come up, because he hath done great things.

World English Bible
But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its back into the western sea; and its stench will come up, and its bad smell will rise." Surely he has done great things.

Young's Literal Translation
And the northern I put far off from you, And have driven him unto a land dry and desolate, With his face unto the eastern sea, And his rear unto the western sea, And come up hath his stink, And come up doth his stench, For he hath exerted himself to work.

Joël 2:20 Afrikaans PWL
maar Ek sal die leërmag vanuit die noorde ver van julle af verwyder en Ek sal dit in ’n geskroeide en verlate land indryf; sy voorhoede in die oostelike see en sy agterhoede in die westelike see. Sy stank sal opstyg en sy slegte reuk opkom, want dit het groot dinge gedoen.”

Joeli 2:20 Albanian
Do të largoj nga ju ushtrinë e veriut dhe do ta çoj në një tokë të zhuritur dhe të shkretë; pararojën e saj drejt detit lindor dhe praparojën e saj drejt detit perëndimor; era e keqe e saj do të përhapet, duhma e saj do të përhapet, sepse ka bërë gjëra të mëdha.

ﻳﻮﺋﻴﻞ 2:20 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
والشمالي ابعده عنكم واطرده الى ارض ناشفة ومقفرة مقدمته الى البحر الشرقي وساقته الى البحر الغربي فيصعد نتنه وتطلع زهمته لانه قد تصلّف في عمله

Dyr Joheel 2:20 Bavarian
Dönn Feind daa aus n Nordn schick i ganz weit wögg von enk. I treib n in ayn dürre Oed, sein Vorhuet eyn s Toote Mör umhin und seinn Naachzug eyn s Mittermör danhin. Was mainst, der stinkt gan Himml, wenn yr dyrfäult! Gschieght iem +grad recht; zeerst haat yr +yso prozt.

Иоил 2:20 Bulgarian
Но ще отдалеча от вас северната [язва], И ще я оттласна в безводна и пуста земя, С предната й страна към източното море, А западната й страна към западното море; И воня ще възлезе от нея, И смрад ще се издигне от нея, Защото е извършила надути работи.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
卻要使北方來的軍隊遠離你們，將他們趕到乾旱荒廢之地，前隊趕入東海，後隊趕入西海。因為他們所行的大惡，臭氣上升，腥味騰空。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
却要使北方来的军队远离你们，将他们赶到干旱荒废之地，前队赶入东海，后队赶入西海。因为他们所行的大恶，臭气上升，腥味腾空。”

約 珥 書 2:20 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
卻 要 使 北 方 來 的 軍 隊 遠 離 你 們 ， 將 他 們 趕 到 乾 旱 荒 廢 之 地 ： 前 隊 趕 入 東 海 ， 後 隊 趕 入 西 海 ； 因 為 他 們 所 行 的 大 惡 （ 原 文 作 事 ） ， 臭 氣 上 升 ， 腥 味 騰 空 。

約 珥 書 2:20 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
却 要 使 北 方 来 的 军 队 远 离 你 们 ， 将 他 们 赶 到 乾 旱 荒 废 之 地 ： 前 队 赶 入 东 海 ， 後 队 赶 入 西 海 ； 因 为 他 们 所 行 的 大 恶 （ 原 文 作 事 ） ， 臭 气 上 升 ， 腥 味 腾 空 。

Joel 2:20 Croatian Bible
Protjerat ću Sjevernjaka od vas daleko, odagnat ga u zemlju suhu i pustu, prethodnicu u Istočno more, zalaznicu u Zapadno more. Dići će se njegov smrad, dizat će se trulež njegova. (Jer učini stvari velike.)

Joele 2:20 Czech BKR
Nebo půlnoční vojsko vzdálím od vás, a zaženu je do země vyprahlé a pusté, přední houf jeho k moři východnímu, konec pak jeho k moři nejdalšímu; i vzejde z něho smrad a puch, jakžkoli sobě mocně počíná.

Joel 2:20 Danish
Fjenden fra Nord driver jeg langt bort fra eder og støder ham ud i et tørt og øde Land, hans Fortrop ud i Havet i Øst og hans Bagtrop i Havet i Vest, og han skal udsprede Stank og ilde Lugt; thi han udførte store Ting.

Joël 2:20 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En Ik zal dien van het noorden verre van ulieden doen vertrekken, en hem wegdrijven in een dor en woest land, zijn aangezicht naar de Oostzee, en zijn einde naar de achterste zee; en zijn stank zal opgaan, en zijn vuiligheid zal opgaan; want hij heeft grote dingen gedaan.