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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לְפָנָ֗יו | H6440 | before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 2 | אָ֣כְלָה | H398 | devoureth | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 3 | אֵ֔שׁ | H784 | A fire | fire (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ | H310 | them and behind | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 5 | תְּלַהֵ֣ט | H3857 | burneth | properly, to lick, i.e., (by implication) to blaze |
| 6 | לֶֽהָבָ֑ה | H3852 | them a flame | flame |
| 7 | כְּגַן | H1588 | is as the garden | a garden (as fenced) |
| 8 | עֵ֨דֶן | H5731 | of Eden | eden, the region of adam's home |
| 9 | הָאָ֜רֶץ | H776 | the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 10 | לְפָנָ֗יו | H6440 | before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 11 | וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ | H310 | them and behind | properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) |
| 12 | מִדְבַּ֣ר | H4057 | wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 13 | שְׁמָמָ֔ה | H8077 | them a desolate | devastation; figuratively, astonishment |
| 14 | וְגַם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 15 | פְּלֵיטָ֖ה | H6413 | yea and nothing shall escape | deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion |
| 16 | לֹא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 17 | הָ֥יְתָה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 18 | לּֽוֹ׃ | 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...