Joel 2:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoel 2:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
נָתַ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
קוֹלוֹ֙
qôwl
H6963
voice
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
חֵיל֔וֹ
chêyl
H2426
fortress
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
רַ֤ב
rab
H7227
many
מְאֹד֙
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
מַחֲנֵ֔הוּ
machăneh
H4264
camp
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
עָצ֖וּם
ʻâtsûwm
H6099
mighty
עֹשֵׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
דְבָר֑וֹ
dâbâr
H1697
word
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
גָד֧וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
יוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְנוֹרָ֥א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מְאֹ֖ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וּמִ֥י
mîy
H4310
who
יְכִילֶֽנּוּ
kûwl
H3557
to contain
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh thunders his voice before his army; For his forces are very great; For he is strong who obeys his command; For the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome, And who can endure it?
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh utters his voice to the face of his army, for very great his camp, for mighty the doer of his word. For the day of Yahweh is great and very fearful, and who will endure it?
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