Joel 2:20

“And the northerner I will remove far from you, and I will drive him into a land dry and desolate, his front toward the eastern sea, and his rear toward the western sea; and his stench will go up, and his foul smell will go up, for he has done great things.”

Joel 2:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 2:20, word by word

And the northernerצְּפוֹנִיtsefoni

the northerner

"The northern one": the one who comes from the north.

Where else “tsefoni” appears
I will remove farאַרְחִיקarchik

remove

To put something far away, remove it from oneself or from another.

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and I will drive himהִדַּחְתִּיhidachti

banish

To push a people far from their land.

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into a landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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dryצִיָּהtsiya

drought, dry land

Dryness; dry land, desert.

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and desolateשְׁמָמָהshemama

desolation

Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.

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his frontפָּנָיpanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the easternקַּדְמֹנִיkadmoni

eastern

What is on the east side, where the sun rises.

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seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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and his rearסֹפsof

end

End: where something finishes.

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the westernאַחֲרוֹןacharon

western

What lies behind, on the western side, like the western sea.

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and his stenchבָאְשׁvash

stench

A stench, the foul smell of what rots.

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will go upעָלָהala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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and his foul smellצַחֲנָתtsachanat

stench

Stench, bad smell.

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he has done great thingsהִגְדִּילhigdil

make great

To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.

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he has done great thingsעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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The context

19And YHWH answered and said to his people, “Look at me: I am sending you the grain and the new wine and the oil, and you will be satisfied with it; and I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.

20 · This verse (above)

21Do not fear, ground; rejoice and be glad, for YHWH has done great things.

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