Joel 2:3

Overview - Joel 2
He shews unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.
12 He exhorts to repentance;
15 prescribes a fast;
18 promises a blessing thereon.
21 He comforts Zion with present,
28 and future blessings.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joel 2:3  (King James Version)
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.
 


fire
Joel 1:19 Joel 1:20 Psalms 50:3 ; Amos 7:4

the land
Genesis 2:8 ; 13:10 Isaiah 51:3 ; Ezekiel 31:8 Ezekiel 31:9

and behind
1:4-7 Exodus 10:5 Exodus 10:15 ; Jeremiah 5:17 ; Zechariah 7:14