Joel

Joel 2:3

³Before them a fire devours,

and behind them a flame scorches.

The land before them is like the Garden of Eden,

but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland —

surely nothing will escape them.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Before them	לְפָנָיו֙	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
a fire	אֵ֔שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
devours	אָ֣כְלָה	’ā·ḵə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
and behind them	וְאַחֲרָ֖יו	wə·’a·ḥă·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
a flame	לֶֽהָבָ֑ה	le·hā·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3852 id.
scorches	תְּלַהֵ֣ט	tə·la·hêṭ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3857 blaze up, flame
The land	הָאָ֜רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
before them	לְפָנָ֗יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
is like the Garden	כְּגַן־	kə·ḡan-	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H1588 enclosure, garden
of Eden	עֵ֨דֶן	‘ê·ḏen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5731 Eden
but behind them	וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙	wə·’a·ḥă·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
it is like a desert	מִדְבַּ֣ר	miḏ·bar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
wasteland	שְׁמָמָ֔ה	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
surely	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
nothing	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
will	הָ֥יְתָה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
escape	פְּלֵיטָ֖ה	pə·lê·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6413 escape
them	לּֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 51:3 · Genesis 2:8 · Joel 1:19–20 · Zechariah 7:14 · Amos 7:4 · Psalm 50:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.