Joel 2:20
The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
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ASV
but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things.
KJV
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַצְּפוֹנִ֞י | ha.tze.fo.Ni | the northerner[s] | H6830 → |
| אַרְחִ֣יק | 'ar.Chik | I will remove far away | H7368 → |
| מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם | me.'a.lei.Khem | from with <the> you | H5921 → |
| וְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ | ve.hi.dach.Tiv | and I will drive away it | H5080 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | into | H413 → |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | 'E.retz | a land | H776 → |
| צִיָּ֣ה | tzi.Yah | dry | H6723 → |
| וּשְׁמָמָה֒ | u.she.ma.Mah | and desolation | H8077 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| פָּנָ֗יו | pa.Nav | face its | H6440 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | into | H413 → |
| הַיָּם֙ | hai.Yam | the sea | H3220 → |
| הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י | ha.kad.mo.Ni | <the> eastern | H6931 → |
| וְסֹפ֖וֹ | ve.so.Fo | and end its | H5490 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | into | H413 → |
| הַיָּ֣ם | hai.Yam | the sea | H3220 → |
| הָאַֽחֲר֑וֹן | ha.'a.cha.Ron | <the> western | H314 → |
| וְעָלָ֣ה | ve.'a.Lah | and it will go up | H5927 → |
| בָאְשׁ֗וֹ | va.'e.Sho | stench its | H889 → |
| וְתַ֙עַל֙ | ve.Ta.'al | and it will go up | H5927 → |
| צַחֲנָת֔וֹ | tza.cha.na.To | foul smell its | H6709 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| הִגְדִּ֖יל | hig.Dil | he has made great | H1431 → |
| לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ | la.'a.Sot | to do | H6213 → |
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