Joel 2:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Fiery flames surround them; no one escapes. Before they invaded, the land was like Eden; now only a desert remains.

Cross References

Genesis 13:10

This happened before the LORD had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And when Lot looked around, he saw there was plenty of water in the Jordan Valley. All the way to Zoar the valley was as green as the garden of the LORD or the land of Egypt.

Genesis 2:8

The LORD made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there.

Psalm 50:3

Our God approaches, but not silently; a flaming fire comes first, and a storm surrounds him.

Psalm 97:3

Fire leaps from his throne, destroying his enemies,

Exodus 10:15

The ground was black with locusts, and they ate everything left on the trees and in the fields. Nothing green remained in Egypt—not a tree or a plant.

Exodus 10:5

that you won't be able to see the ground. Most of your crops were ruined by the hailstones, but these locusts will destroy what little is left, including the trees.

Isaiah 14:17

Did he capture every city and make earth a desert? Is he the one who refused to let prisoners go home?”

Isaiah 15:6

The streams of Nimrim and the grasslands have dried up. Every plant is parched.

Isaiah 33:4

We attack our enemies like swarms of locusts; we take everything that belongs to them.

Isaiah 51:3

Though Zion is in ruins, the LORD will bring comfort, and the city will be as lovely as the garden of Eden that he provided. Then Zion will celebrate; it will be thankful and sing joyful songs.

Isaiah 9:18

Evil had spread like a raging forest fire sending thorn bushes up in smoke.

Isaiah 9:19

The LORD All-Powerful was angry and used the people as fuel for a fire that scorched the land. They turned against each other

Jeremiah 5:17

This nation will eat your crops and livestock; they will leave no fruit on your vines or trees. And although you feel safe behind thick walls, your towns will be destroyed and your children killed.

Ezekiel 36:35

Instead, they will say that it looks as beautiful as the garden of Eden. They won't see towns lying in ruins, but they will see your strong cities filled with people.

Amos 7:4

The LORD showed me that he is going to send a ball of fire to burn up everything on earth, including the sea.

Habakkuk 1:6

I am sending the Babylonians. They are fierce and cruel— marching across the land, conquering cities and towns.

Zechariah 7:14

That's why I came with a whirlwind and scattered them among foreign nations, leaving their lovely country empty of people and in ruins.