3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joel 2:3:1 ⧉לְפָנָ֙יוlefanavbefore him Joel 2:3:2 ⧉אָ֣כְלָהakhlait devoured Joel 2:3:3 ⧉אֵ֔שׁeshfire Joel 2:3:4 ⧉וְאַחֲרָ֖יוveakharavand after him Joel 2:3:5 ⧉תְּלַהֵ֣טtelahetit burns Joel 2:3:6 ⧉לֶהָבָ֑הlehavaflame Joel 2:3:7 ⧉כְּגַן־עֵ֙דֶןkeganedenlike a garden of Eden Joel 2:3:8 ⧉הָאָ֣רֶץhaaretsthe land Joel 2:3:9 ⧉לְפָנָ֔יוlefanavbefore him Joel 2:3:10 ⧉וְאַחֲרָ֙יוveakharavand after him Joel 2:3:11 ⧉מִדְבַּ֣רmidbara wilderness Joel 2:3:12 ⧉שְׁמָמָ֔הshemamadesolation Joel 2:3:13 ⧉וְגַם־פְּלֵיטָ֖הvegampeleitaand also an escapee Joel 2:3:14 ⧉לֹא־הָ֥יְתָ֛הlohayetathere was not Joel 2:3:15 ⧉לָֽמוֹ׃lamofor them |
3. Formal Translation A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns; the land before them is like the garden of Eden, but behind them it is desolation—and also, nothing has escaped them. |
3. Dynamic Translation Fire sweeps ahead of them, and flames blaze behind; in front of them, the land looks like the garden of Eden, but after they pass, it becomes a barren wilderness—nothing is left alive. |