Joel 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoel 2:20 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 →
וְֽאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַצְּפוֹנִ֞י
tsᵉphôwnîy
H6830
northern
אַרְחִ֣יק
râchaq
H7368
to be far
מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮
nâdach
H5080
to thrust
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
צִיָּ֣ה
tsîyâh
H6723
drought
וּשְׁמָמָה֒
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
פָּנָ֗יו
pânîym
H6440
face
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיָּם֙
yâm
H3220
sea
הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י
qadmôwnîy
H6931
ancient
וְסֹפ֖וֹ
çôwph
H5490
end
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיָּ֣ם
yâm
H3220
sea
הָאַֽחֲר֑וֹן
ʼachărôwn
H314
behind
וְעָלָ֣ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בָאְשׁ֗וֹ
bᵉʼôsh
H889
stench
וְתַ֨עַל֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
צַחֲנָת֔וֹ
tsachănâh
H6709
stench
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הִגְדִּ֖יל
gâdal
H1431
to grow
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I will distance the northerner from upon you, and I will banish him into a land of dryness and desolation, his face into the eastern sea and his back into the western sea. And his stench will rise, and his odor will rise, for he has been great in doing.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).