NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon But I will remove far offrachaq (raw-khak') to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation) from you the northern tsphowniy (tsef-o-nee') northern -- northern. army and will drive nadach (naw-dakh') to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.) him into a land 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. barren tsiyah (tsee-yaw') aridity; concretely, a desert -- barren, drought, dry (land, place), solitary place, wilderness. and desolate shmamah (shem-aw-maw') devastation; figuratively, astonishment -- (laid, most) desolate(-ion), waste. with his face paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) toward the east qadmowniy (kad-mo-nee') (of time) anterior or (of place) oriental -- ancient, they that went before, east, (thing of) old. sea yam (yawm) from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward). and his hinder part cowph (sofe) a termination -- conclusion, end, hinder participle toward the utmost 'acharown (akh-ar-one') after (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter)most. sea yam (yawm) from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward). and his stink b'osh (be-oshe') a stench -- stink. shall come up `alah (aw-law') to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) and his ill savour tsachanah (tsakh-an-aw') stench -- ill savour. shall come up `alah (aw-law') to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) because he hath done `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application great things gadal (gaw-dal') advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "But I will remove the northern army far from you, And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land, And its vanguard into the eastern sea, And its rear guard into the western sea. And its stench will arise and its foul smell will come up, For it has done great things." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will drive the northerner far from you and banish him to a dry and desolate land, his front ranks into the Dead Sea, and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise; yes, his rotten smell will rise, for he has done catastrophic things. International Standard Version "I will remove the northerners from you, driving them to a barren and desolate land— the front toward the Dead Sea and the back toward the Mediterranean. Their stench will rise, and their stinking odor will ascend, because they have done great things." NET Bible I will remove the one from the north far from you. I will drive him out to a dry and desolate place. Those in front will be driven eastward into the Dead Sea, and those in back westward into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise up as a foul smell." Indeed, the LORD has accomplished great things. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I will keep the northern [army] far from you, and I will force it into a dry and barren land. The soldiers in front will be forced into the eastern sea. The soldiers in back will be forced into the western sea. A foul odor will rise from the dead bodies. They will stink." He has done great things! King James 2000 Bible 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 eastern sea, and his back toward the western sea, and his stench shall come up, and his foul smell shall come up, because he has done great things. Links Joel 2:20Joel 2:20 NIV Joel 2:20 NLT Joel 2:20 ESV Joel 2:20 NASB Joel 2:20 KJV |
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