New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joel

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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
A fire a fire Noun H784 אֵ֔שׁ esh,
consumes to eat Verb H398 אָ֣כְלָה a·che·lah
before face, faces Noun H6440 לְפָנָיו֙ le·fa·nav
them And behind the hind or following part Adverb H310 וְאַחֲרָ֖יו ve·'a·cha·rav
them a flame flame, blade Noun H3852 לֶֽהָבָ֑ה le·ha·vah;
burns. to blaze up, flame Verb H3857 תְּלַהֵ֣ט te·la·het
The land earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֜רֶץ ha·'a·retz
is like the garden an enclosure, garden Noun H1588 כְּגַן־ ke·gan-
of Eden the garden home of Adam and Eve Noun H5731 עֵ֨דֶן e·den
before face, faces Noun H6440 לְפָנָ֗יו le·fa·nav
them But a desolate devastation, waste Noun H8077 שְׁמָמָ֔ה she·ma·mah,
wilderness wilderness Noun H4057 מִדְבַּ֣ר mid·bar
behind the hind or following part Adverb H310 וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ ve·'a·cha·rav
them, And nothing not Adverb H3808 לֹא־ lo-
at all also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 וְגַם־ ve·gam-
escapes an escape Noun H6413 פְּלֵיטָ֖ה pe·lei·tah
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New American Standard Bible 1995 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 consumes devoureth before them And them; and behind them a flame burns. The burneth: the land is like as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them But a desolate wilderness behind them, And wilderness; yea, and nothing at all escapes shall escape them.
Hebrew Greek English 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.