Joel 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoel 2:3 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 →
לְפָנָיו֙
pânîym
H6440
face
אָ֣כְלָה
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וְאַחֲרָ֖יו
ʼachar
H310
after
תְּלַהֵ֣ט
lâhaṭ
H3857
to burn
לֶֽהָבָ֑ה
lehâbâh
H3852
point
כְּגַן
gan
H1588
garden
עֵ֨דֶן
ʻÊden
H5731
Eden
הָאָ֜רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
לְפָנָ֗יו
pânîym
H6440
face
וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙
ʼachar
H310
after
מִדְבַּ֣ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
שְׁמָמָ֔ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
וְגַם
gam
H1571
also
פְּלֵיטָ֖ה
pᵉlêyṭâh
H6413
escape
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָ֥יְתָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לּֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
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. Yes, and no one has escaped them.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
A fire is devouring to its face, and behind it a flame is burning. To its face the land is like the garden of Eden, but behind it a wilderness of desolation, and indeed, is no escape from it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).