Cross Reference JOEL 2:3 A 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 NOTHING SHALL ESCAPE THEM

{Joel 2:3} A fire 784 devoureth 398 z8804 before 6440 them; and behind 310 them a flame 3852 burneth: 3857 z8762 the land 776 [is] as the garden 1588 of Eden 5731 before 6440 them, and behind 310 them a desolate 8077 wilderness; 4057 yea, x1571 and nothing x3808 shall escape 6413 x1961 them.

fire:
"O LORD,ª to¹ thee will I cry:ª ° for¹ the fireª hath devouredª ° the pasturesª of the wilderness,ª and the flameª hath burnedª ° all¹ the treesª of the field.ª ... The beastsª of the fieldª cryª ° also¹ unto¹ thee: for¹ the riversª of watersª are dried up,ª ° and the fireª hath devouredª ° the pasturesª of the wilderness.ª" {Jol 1:19-20} + "Our Godª shall come,ª ° and shall not¹ keep silence:ª ° a fireª shall devourª ° beforeª him, and it shall be veryª tempestuousª ° round aboutª him." {Psa 50:3} + "Thus¹ hath the Lordª GODª shewedª ° unto me: and, behold,¹ the Lordª GODª calledª ° to contendª ° by fire,ª and it devouredª °¹ the greatª deep,ª and did eat upª °¹ a part.ª" {Ams 7:4}

the land:
"And the LORDª Godª plantedª ° a gardenª eastwardª ¹ in Eden;ª and thereª he putª °¹ the manª whomª he had formed.ª °" {Gen 2:8} + "And Lotª lifted upª °¹ his eyes,ª and beheldª °¹ all¹ the plainª of Jordan,ª that¹ it [was] well wateredª every where,¹ beforeª the LORDª destroyedª °¹ Sodomª and Gomorrah,ª [even] as the gardenª of the LORD,ª like the landª of Egypt,ª as thou comestª ° unto Zoar.ª" {Gen 13:10} + "For¹ the LORDª shall comfortª ° Zion:ª he will comfortª ° all¹ her waste places;ª and he will makeª ° her wildernessª like Eden,ª and her desertª like the gardenª of the LORD;ª joyª and gladnessª shall be foundª ° therein, thanksgiving,ª and the voiceª of melody.ª" {Isa 51:3} + "The cedarsª in the gardenª of Godª could not¹ hideª ° him: the fir treesª were not likeª °¹ ¹ his boughs,ª and the chesnut treesª were¹ not¹ like his branches;ª nor¹ any¹ treeª in the gardenª of Godª was likeª ° unto¹ him in his beauty.ª ... I have madeª ° him fairª by the multitudeª of his branches:ª so that all¹ the treesª of Eden,ª that¹ [were] in the gardenª of God,ª enviedª ° him." {Ezk 31:8-9}

and behind:
"That which the palmerwormª hath leftª hath the locustª eaten;ª ° and that which the locustª hath leftª hath the cankerwormª eaten;ª ° and that which the cankerwormª hath leftª hath the caterpillerª eaten.ª ° ... He hath laidª ° my vineª waste,ª and barkedª my fig tree:ª he hath made it clean² ° bare,ª ° and cast [it] away;ª ° the branchesª thereof are made white.ª °" {Jol 1:4-7} + "And they shall coverª °¹ the faceª of the earth,ª that one cannot¹ be ableª ° to seeª °¹ the earth:ª and they shall eatª °¹ the residueª of that which is escaped,ª which remainethª ° unto you from¹ the hail,ª and shall eatª °¹ every¹ treeª which growethª ° for you out of¹ the field:ª" {Exd 10:5} + "For they coveredª °¹ the faceª of the whole¹ earth,ª so that the landª was darkened;ª ° and they did eatª °¹ every¹ herbª of the land,ª and all¹ the fruitª of the treesª which¹ the hailª had left:ª ° and there remainedª ° not¹ any¹ green thingª in the trees,ª or in the herbsª of the field,ª through all¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Exd 10:15} + "And they shall eat upª ° thine harvest,ª and thy bread,ª [which] thy sonsª and thy daughtersª should eat:ª ° they shall eat upª ° thy flocksª and thine herds:ª they shall eat upª ° thy vinesª and thy fig trees:ª they shall impoverishª ° thy fencedª cities,ª wherein¹ thou² ¹ trustedst,ª ° with the sword.ª" {Jer 5:17} + "But I scattered them with a whirlwindª ° among¹ all¹ the nationsª whom¹ they knewª ° not.¹ Thus the landª was desolateª ° afterª them, that no man passed throughª °¹ nor returned:ª °¹ for they laidª ° the pleasantª landª desolate.ª" {Zch 7:14}

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