Hebrew Interlinear

Joel 2:3 Interlinear

before devoureth A fire them and behind burneth them a flame is as the garden of Eden the land before them and behind wilderness them a desolate yea and nothing shall escape

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לְפָנָ֗יוH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
2אָ֣כְלָהH398devourethto eat (literally or figuratively)
3אֵ֔שׁH784A firefire (literally or figuratively)
4וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙H310them and behindproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
5תְּלַהֵ֣טH3857burnethproperly, to lick, i.e., (by implication) to blaze
6לֶֽהָבָ֑הH3852them a flameflame
7כְּגַןH1588is as the gardena garden (as fenced)
8עֵ֨דֶןH5731of Edeneden, the region of adam's home
9הָאָ֜רֶץH776the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
10לְפָנָ֗יוH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
11וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙H310them and behindproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
12מִדְבַּ֣רH4057wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
13שְׁמָמָ֔הH8077them a desolatedevastation; figuratively, astonishment
14וְגַםH1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
15פְּלֵיטָ֖הH6413yea and nothing shall escapedeliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
16לֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
17הָ֥יְתָהH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
18לּֽוֹ׃H0

Verse Context

Joel 2:2A day of darkness and of gloominess A day of clouds and of thick darkness...
Joel 2:3 (current)before devoureth A fire them and behind burneth them a flame is as the garden of Eden the land before them and behind wilderness them a desolate yea and nothing shall escape
Joel 2:4The appearance of horses The appearance and as horsemen so shall they run...

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