BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
3Before 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.
Joel 2:3
Joel 2:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
3A fire consumes before them,
And behind them a flame devours.
The land is like the Garden of Eden before them,
But a desolate wilderness behind them,
And nothing at all escapes them.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
3Before them a fire devours,
And behind them a flame burns;
Before them the land is like the Garden of Eden,
But behind them a desolate wilderness;
And nothing at all escapes them.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
3Before 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
3A 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
3A 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.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
3A 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.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
3Like fire they eat up everything in their path.
Behind them it looks as if flames have burned the land.
In front of them the land is like the Garden of Eden.
Behind them it is a dry and empty desert.
Nothing escapes them.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
3As they move, they destroy everything in front of them.
It is like a fire all around them.
The land in front of them is like the Garden of Eden.
But behind them it becomes like an empty desert.
Nothing can escape from them.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
3Before 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,