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.
Note That is, the Dead Sea
Note That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea
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.
Note hath…: Heb. hath magnified to do
But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its back into the western sea; and its stench will come up, and its bad smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- remove
- Joel 2:2–11; Joel 1:4–6; Exodus 10:19
- the northern
- Jeremiah 1:14
- the east
- Ezekiel 47:7, 8, 18; Zechariah 14:8
- utmost
- Deuteronomy 11:24
- his stink
- Ezekiel 39:12–16
- because
- 2 Kings 8:13