Parallel JOEL 2:3

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BSB  ⇔ Before 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.

OEB  ⇔ Before them the fire devours,
⇔ and behind them a flame burns;
 ⇔ like the garden of Eden is the land before them,
⇔ and after them it is a desolate desert,
 ⇔ nothing escapes them.

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.

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.

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.

CEV Fiery flames surround them; no one escapes. Before they invaded, the land was like Eden; now only a desert remains.

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.

NASB 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.

LSB 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.

WEB 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.

MSG ^(1-3)Blow the ram’s horn trumpet in Zion!
  Trumpet the alarm on my holy mountain!
Shake the country up!
  God’s Judgment’s on its way—the Day’s almost here!
A black day! A Doomsday!
  Clouds with no silver lining!
Like dawn light moving over the mountains,
  a huge army is coming.
There’s never been anything like it
  and never will be again.
Wildfire burns everything before this army
  and fire licks up everything in its wake.
Before it arrives, the country is like the Garden of Eden.
  When it leaves, it is Death Valley.
  Nothing escapes unscathed.

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!

LSV Before it fire has consumed,
And after it a flame burns,
As the Garden of Eden [is] the land before it,
And after it a wilderness—a desolation! And also there has not been to it an escape,

FBV Fire blazes in front of them, behind them flames are burning. In front of them the land looks like the Garden of Eden, behind them is a desert of total desolation: not a single survivor remains.

T4T It is as though the locusts bring flames of fire
⇔ from which no one can escape.
 ⇔ In front of them, the land was beautiful like [SIM] the garden of Eden,
⇔ but behind them the land is like a desert
⇔ and nothing survives.

LEB  • [fn] a fire devours, and behind them a flame burns. •  Like the garden of Eden is the land[fn] •  and after them it is like a desolate desert, •  and nothing can escape them.

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NRSV Fire devours in front of them, and behind them a flame burns. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, but after them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them.

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.

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.

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

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.

DRA Before the face thereof a devouring fire, and behind it a burning flame: the land is like a garden of pleasure before it, and behind it a desolate wilderness, neither is there any one that can escape it.

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,

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.

RV 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.

WBS 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.

KJB 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.
  (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. )

BB Before him is a deuouryng fire, and behynde him a burnyng flambe: the lande is as a pleasaunt garden before him, and behinde him a waste desert, yea and nothyng shall escape him.
  (Before him is a deuouryng fire, and behind him a burnyng flambe: the land is as a pleasaunt garden before him, and behind him a waste desert, yea and nothing shall escape him.)

GNV A fire deuoureth before him, and behinde him a flame burneth vp: the land is as the garden of Eden before him, and behinde him a desolate wildernesse, so that nothing shall escape him.
  (A fire deuoureth before him, and behind him a flame burneth up: the land is as the garden of Eden before him, and behind him a desolate wilderness, so that nothing shall escape him. )

CB Before him shal be a consumynge fyre, & behynde him a burnynge flame. The londe shal be as a garden of pleasure before him, but behinde him shal it be a very waist wildernesse, & there is no man, that shal escape him.
  (Before him shall be a consumynge fire, and behind him a burnynge flame. The land shall be as a garden of pleasure before him, but behind him shall it be a very waist wilderness, and there is no man, that shall escape him.)

WYC Bifore the face therof schal be fier deuourynge, and after it schal be brennynge flawme; as a gardyn of liking the lond schal be bifor him, and wildirnesse of desert schal be after him, and noon is that schal ascape him.
  (Bifore the face therof shall be fire deuourynge, and after it shall be brennynge flawme; as a gardyn of liking the land shall be before him, and wilderness of desert shall be after him, and noon is that shall ascape him.)

LUT Vor ihm her gehet 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.
  (Vor him her gehet a verzehrend fire and nach him one brennende Flamme. The Land is before/in_front_of him like a Lustgarten, but nach him like one wüste Einöde; and niemand becomes him entgehen.)

CLV Ante faciem ejus ignis vorans, et post eum exurens flamma. Quasi hortus voluptatis terra coram eo, et post eum solitudo deserti, neque est qui effugiat eum.
  (Ante faciem his ignis vorans, and after him exurens flamma. Quasi hortus voluptatis earth/land coram eo, and after him solitudo deserti, neque it_is who effugiat him. )

BRN 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.

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BrLXX 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 ἀνασωζόμενος οὐκ ἔσται αὐτῷ.
  (Ta emprosthen autou pur analiskon, kai ta opisō autou anaptomenaʸ flox; hōs paradeisos trufaʸs haʸ gaʸ pro prosōpou autou, kai ta opisthen autou pedion afanismou, kai anasōzomenos ouk estai autōi. )