JOEL 1:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Because a powerful nation (of locusts) with innumerable soldiers has come against my land,
⇔ Its teeth are like lion’s teeth,
⇔ ≈and the fangs are like those of a lioness.[ref]

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὅτι ἔθνος ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν μου ἰσχυρὸν καὶ ἀναρίθμητον, οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτοῦ ὀδόντες λέοντος, καὶ αἱ μῦλαι αὐτοῦ σκύμνου·
(Hoti ethnos anebaʸ epi taʸn gaʸn mou isⱪuron kai anarithmaʸton, hoi odontes autou odontes leontos, kai hai mulai autou skumnou; )

BrTr For a strong and innumerable nation is come up against my land, their teeth are lion's teeth, and their back teeth those of a lion's whelp.

ULT For a nation has come up against my land,
⇔ strong and without number.
⇔ Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
⇔ and the fangs of a lioness are to it.

UST Huge swarms of locusts have entered our country.
⇔ They are like a powerful army
⇔ that has very many soldiers;
⇔ no one can count them.
⇔ The locusts have teeth that are as sharp as the teeth of lions!

BSB For a nation has invaded My land,
⇔ powerful and without number;
⇔ its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
⇔ and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.

OEB For a nation has come up on my land,
⇔ powerful, and numberless;
⇔ its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
⇔ and its jaw-teeth are like those of a lioness.

WEBBE For a nation has come up on my land, strong, and without number.
⇔ His teeth are the teeth of a lion,
⇔ and he has the fangs of a lioness.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(5-7)Sober up, you drunks!
  Get in touch with reality—and weep!
Your supply of booze is cut off.
  You’re on the wagon, like it or not.
My country’s being invaded
  by an army invincible, past numbering,
Teeth like those of a lion,
  fangs like those of a tiger.
It has ruined my vineyards,
  stripped my orchards,
And clear-cut the country.
  The landscape’s a moonscape.

NET For a nation has invaded our land.
⇔ There are so many of them they are too numerous to count.
⇔ Their teeth are like those of a lion;
⇔ they tear apart their prey like a lioness.

LSV For a nation has come up on My land,
Strong, and there is no number,
Its teeth [are] the teeth of a lion,
And it has the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

FBV A nation has invaded my land: powerful and too many to count. Their teeth are like lion's teeth, their fangs like those of a lioness.

T4T Huge swarms of locusts have entered our country.
⇔ They are like [MET] a powerful army
⇔ that has very many soldiers,
⇔ with the result that no one can count them.
⇔ The locusts have teeth that are as sharp as the teeth of lions [DOU]!

LEB • Because a nation has invaded[fn] my land, strong and beyond counting .[fn]
• Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
• and its fangs are those of a lioness.

1:1 Literally “come up against”

1:1 Literally “without number”

BBE For a nation has come up over my land, strong and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the back teeth of a great lion.

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JPS For a people is come up upon my land, mighty, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

ASV For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

DRA For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are like the teeth of a lion: and his cheek teeth as of a lion’s whelp.

YLT For a nation hath come up on my land, Strong, and there is no number, Its teeth [are] the teeth of a lion, And it hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

Drby For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a lioness.

RV For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw teeth of a great lion.
(For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath/has the jaw teeth of a great lion. )

SLT For a nation came up upon my land, strong, and no number; his teeth the teeth of a lion, and a biter’s teeth of the lioness to him.

Wbstr For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

KJB-1769 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
(For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath/has the cheek teeth of a great lion. )

KJB-1611 For a nation is come vp vpon my lande, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lyon, and he hath the cheeke-teeth of a great lyon.
(For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath/has the cheek-teeth of a great lion.)

Bshps For a nation is come vp vpon my lande, mightie and without number: his teeth are as the teeth of a lion, and he hath the iawes of a great lion.
(For a nation is come up upon my land, mighty and without number: his teeth are as the teeth of a lion, and he hath/has the jaws of a great lion.)

Gnva Yea, a nation commeth vpon my lande, mightie, and without nomber, whose teeth are like the teeth of a lyon, and he hath the iawes of a great lyon.
(Yea, a nation cometh/comes upon my land, mighty, and without number, whose teeth are like the teeth of a lion, and he hath/has the jaws of a great lion. )

Cvdl Yee a mightie & an innumerable people shall come vp in to my londe: these haue teth like the teth of lyons, & chaftbones like the lyonesses.
(Ye/You_all a mighty and an innumerable people shall come up in to my land: these have teeth like the teeth of lions, and chaftbones like the lionesses.)

Wycl For whi a folc strong and vnnoumbrable stiede on my lond. The teeth therof ben as the teeth of a lioun, and the cheek teeth therof ben as of a whelp of a lioun.
(For why a folk/people strong and innumerable stiede on my land. The teeth thereof been as the teeth of a lion, and the cheek teeth thereof been as of a whelp/pup_or_cub of a lion.)

Luth Denn es zeucht herauf in mein Land ein mächtig Volk, und des ohne Zahl; das hat Zähne wie Löwen und Backenzähne wie Löwinnen.
(Because it zeucht up in my country a powerful people, and the without number; the has teeth as/like lions and molars as/like Löwinnen.)

ClVg Gens enim ascendit super terram meam, fortis et innumerabilis: dentes ejus ut dentes leonis, et molares ejus ut catuli leonis.
(Gens because went_up over the_earth/land of_mine, strong/powerful and innumerabilis: teeth his as teeth leonis, and molares his as catuli leonis. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

Joel is using the word For to introduce the reason for what he described in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [This has happened because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

גוֹי֙ עָלָ֣ה עַל־אַרְצִ֔⁠י

nation invaded on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in land_of,my

See the discussion in the General Introduction to Joel of travel descriptions marked for change in elevation. Alternate translation: [a nation has come against my land]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

גוֹי֙

nation

Joel is speaking as if this locust swarm were literally a nation, meaning, in this context, an “army.” If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a great swarm of locusts]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

אַרְצִ֔⁠י

land_of,my

Since Joel and the people he is addressing live in the same land, it may be more natural in your language to say “our” instead of my. Alternate translation: [our land]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וְ⁠אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר

and,without number

Joel is making an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: [and in huge numbers]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שִׁנָּי⁠ו֙ שִׁנֵּ֣י אַרְיֵ֔ה וּֽ⁠מְתַלְּע֥וֹת לָבִ֖יא לֽ⁠וֹ

teeth_of,its teeth_of lion and,fangs_of lioness to=him/it

Joel is describing the locusts as if they literally had the teeth of lions and lionesses. He means that they have strong teeth that can chew even the toughest of plants. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Like a lion or lioness, these locusts have strong teeth that powerfully grind and chew]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

שִׁנָּי⁠ו֙ שִׁנֵּ֣י אַרְיֵ֔ה וּֽ⁠מְתַלְּע֥וֹת לָבִ֖יא לֽ⁠וֹ

teeth_of,its teeth_of lion and,fangs_of lioness to=him/it

These two phrases, Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and the fangs of a lioness are to it, mean similar things. Joel is using repetition to emphasize the idea that the phrases express. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine the phrases and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [Its teeth are as strong and sharp as the teeth of a lion] or [Its teeth, like the teeth of a lion, can tear through anything]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וּֽ⁠מְתַלְּע֥וֹת לָבִ֖יא לֽ⁠וֹ

and,fangs_of lioness to=him/it

Joel is using a particular possessive form here. A different kind of possessive form may be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and it has the fangs of a lioness]

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