Joel 2:20

And, the Northerner, will I remove far from you, and drive him into a land parched and desolate, with, his face, toward the eastern sea, and, his rear, toward the hinder sea,—then shall come up his ill odour, yea his stench, shall ascend, because he hath shown himself great in doing.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19Then answered Yahweh, and said to his people:—Behold me! sending you the corn, and the new wine and the oil, so shall ye be satisfied therewith; and I will not make you, any more, a reproach among the nations.

21Be not thou afraid, O soil,—exult and rejoice, because Yahweh, hath shown himself great, in doing.

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Cross References

Exodus 10:19and Yahweh turned back a west wind strong exceedingly, and carried away the locust and cast it into the Red Sea,—there was not left a single locust in all the bounds of Egypt.

2 Kings 8:13And Hazael said, But what is thy servant—the dog—that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, Yahweh hath shown thee unto me, as king over Syria.

Isaiah 34:3And their slain shall be cast out, And their carcases, the stench of them shall ascend,—And, the mountains, shall melt away with their blood.

Ezekiel 39:12So shall the house of Israel bury them (that they may cleanse the land) —seven months;

Ezekiel 47:18And for the east side, from between Hauran and Damascus and from between Gilead and the land of Israel the Jordan, from the boundary by the sea eastward, shall ye measure—even the east side.

Joel 2:2A day of obscurity and deep gloom, a day of cloud, and thick darkness, as dusk, spread over the mountains,—a people, many and bold, like whom, hath not been from age-past times, and, after whom, shall not be again unto the years of generation after generation.

Matthew Henry on Joel 2:19-28

Promise of Mercy. ( b. c. 720.) 18 Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 20 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… Read the whole commentary →

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