Joe 2:3 | HCSB | STEP | A fire destroys in front of them, and behind them a flame devours . The land in front of them is like the Garden of Eden , but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland ; there is no escape from them.

‏ Joel 2:3

3 A fire destroys ^{▼▼Lit consumes} in front of them, ^b
and behind them a flame devours.
The land in front of them
is like the Garden of Eden, ^c
but behind them,
it is like a desert wasteland; ^d
there is no escape from them.