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Joel 2:3

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Fire destroys everything in their path, and flames burn up what's left behind them. The land ahead of them is like the Garden of Eden — beautiful and untouched — but after they pass through, it's completely wasted, like a desert. Seriously, nothing gets away from them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

They leave nothing but destruction in their wake — what was paradise becomes wasteland.

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