Joel 2:3 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Joel 2:3 - Fire burns in front of them,
and flames follow after them.
Ahead of them the land lies
as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.
Behind them is nothing but desolation;
not one thing escapes.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

A fire devours before them,
And behind them a flame burns;
The land is like the Garden of Eden before them,
And behind them a desolate wilderness;
Surely nothing shall escape them.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Fire burns in front of them,
and flames follow after them.
Ahead of them the land lies
as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.
Behind them is nothing but desolation;
not one thing escapes.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste— nothing escapes them.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Fire devours before them,
and behind them a flame burns.
The land is like the garden of Eden before them,
but behind them a desolate wilderness,
and nothing escapes them.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

A fire devours in front of them,

and behind them a flame blazes.

The land in front of them

is like the garden of Eden,

but behind them,

it is like a desert wasteland;

there is no escape from them.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

A fire^H784 consumes^H398 before^H6440 them,

And behind^H310 them a flame^H3852 devours^H3857.

The land^H776 is like the Garden^H1588 of Eden^H5731 before^H6440 them,

But a desolate^H8077 wilderness^H4057 behind^H310 them,

And nothing^H3808 at^H1571 all^H1571 escapes^H6413 them.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

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.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

A fire^H784 consumes^H398 before^H6440 them,

And behind^H310 them a flame^H3852 burns^H3857.

The land^H776 is like the garden^H1588 of Eden^H5731 before^H6440 them

But a desolate^H8077 wilderness^H4057 behind^H310 them,

And nothing^H3808 at^H1571 all^H1571 escapes^H6413 them.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Before them a fire devours,

And behind them a flame burns;

Before them the land is like the Garden of Eden,

But behind them a desolate wilderness;

And nothing at all escapes them.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Like fire they devour everything in their path; a flame blazes behind them. The land looks like the Garden of Eden before them, but behind them there is only a desolate wilderness - for nothing escapes them!

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but after them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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 none hath escaped them.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Before it consumed hath fire, And after it burn doth a flame, As the garden of Eden is the land before it, And after it a wilderness -- a desolation! And also an escape there hath not been to it,

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth; the land is as a garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness: yea, and nothing escapeth them.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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; and nothing shall escape them.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

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.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

ante faciem eius ignis vorans et post eum exurens flamma quasi hortus voluptatis terra coram eo et post eum solitudo deserti neque est qui effugiat eum

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

تَلْتَهِمُ النَّارُ مَا أَمَامَهَا، وَيُحْرِقُ اللهِيبُ مَا خَلْفَهَا. الأَرْضُ قُدَّامَهَا كَجَنَّةِ عَدْنٍ، وَخَلْفَهَا صَحْرَاءُ مُوْحِشَةٌ، وَلا شَيْءَ يَنْجُو مِنْهَا.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

לְפָנָיו֙ אָ֣כְלָה אֵ֔שׁ וְאַחֲרָ֖יו תְּלַהֵ֣ט לֶֽהָבָ֑ה כְּגַן־עֵ֨דֶן הָאָ֜רֶץ לְפָנָ֗יו וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ מִדְבַּ֣ר שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְגַם־פְּלֵיטָ֖ה לֹא־הָ֥יְתָה לּֽוֹ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

τὰ ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ πῦρ ἀναλίσκον καὶ τὰ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἀναπτομένη φλόξ ὡς παράδεισος τρυφῆς ἡ γῆ πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ ὄπισθεν αὐτοῦ πεδίον ἀφανισμοῦ καὶ ἀνασῳζόμενος οὐκ ἔσται αὐτῷ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

قُدَّامَهُ نَارٌ تَأْكُلُ، وَخَلْفَهُ لَهِيبٌ يَحْرِقُ. الأَرْضُ قُدَّامَهُ كَجَنَّةِ عَدْنٍ وَخَلْفَهُ قَفْرٌ خَرِبٌ، وَلاَ تَكُونُ مِنْهُ نَجَاةٌ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

Before [fn]them is a consuming fire, and behind them is a flame kindled: the land before them is as a paradise of delight, and behind them a desolate plain: and there shall none [fn]of them escape.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Delante de él consumirá fuego, tras de él abrasará llama; como el huerto de Edén será la tierra delante de él, y detrás de él como desierto asolado; ni tampoco habrá quien de él escape.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Delante de él consumirá fuego, tras de él abrasará llama; como el huerto del Edén será la tierra delante de él, y detrás de él como desierto asolado; ni tampoco habrá quien de él escape.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Before them fire sends destruction, and after them flame is burning: the land is like the garden of Eden before them, and after them an unpeopled waste; truly, nothing has been kept safe from them.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

牠們前面如火燒滅、後面如火焰燒盡．未到以前、地如伊甸園．過去以後、成了荒涼的曠野．沒有一樣能躲避牠們的。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Delante consume el fuego, y detrás abrasa la llama. La tierra que antes era como el jardín de Edén será después como desierto desolado. ¡No habrá quien escape!

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

불이 그들의 앞을 사르며 불꽃이 그들의 뒤를 태우니 그 전의 땅은 에덴동산 같았으나 그 후의 땅은 황무한 들 같으니 그들을 피한 자가 없도다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Devant lui est un feu dévorant, Et derrière lui une flamme brûlante; Le pays était auparavant comme un jardin d'Éden, Et depuis, c'est un désert affreux: Rien ne lui échappe.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Vor ihm her geht ein verzehrend Feuer und nach ihm eine brennende Flamme. Das Land ist vor ihm wie ein Lustgarten, aber nach ihm wie eine wüste Einöde, und niemand wird ihm entgehen.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Перед ним пожирает огонь, а за ним палит пламя; перед ним земля как сад Едемский, а позади него будет опустошенная степь, и никому не будет спасения от него.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Delante de él consumirá fuego, tras de él abrasará llama; como el huerto del Edén será la tierra delante de él, y detrás de él como desierto asolado; ni tampoco habrá quien de él escape.

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