• Joel 2:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 20 I will drive the northerner far away from you;

      I will disperse him to a dry and desolate wasteland,

      With his vanguard* toward the eastern sea*

      And his rear guard toward the western sea.*

      The foul smell from him will ascend,

      The stench from him will keep ascending;+

      For He will do great things.’

  • Joel 2:20
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References

    • 20 And the northerner*+ I shall put far away from upon YOU, and I shall actually disperse him to a waterless land and desolated waste, with his face to the eastern sea+ and his rear section to the western* sea.+ And the stink from him will certainly ascend, and the stench from him will keep ascending;+ for He will actually do a great thing in what He does.’

  • Joel 2:20
    The Bible in Living English

    • 20* And I will take the northerner off you far away, and banish him to a country of drought and desolation, his face to the eastern sea and his hinder end to the western sea, for his stench to come up, because he has done great things.

  • Joel 2:20
    American Standard Version

    • 20 but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things.

  • Joel 2:20
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 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 shewn himself great in doing.

  • Joel 2:20
    King James Version

    • 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 his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.