Joel 1:6 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For a nation has come up over my land, strong and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the back teeth of a great lion.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a lioness.
World English Bible (WEB)
For a nation has come up on my land, strong, and without number. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, And he has the fangs of a lioness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For a nation hath come up on my land, Strong, and there is no number, Its teeth `are' the teeth of a lion, And it hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
| For | כִּֽי | kî | kee |
| a nation | גוֹי֙ | gôy | ɡoh |
| is come up | עָלָ֣ה | ʿālâ | ah-LA |
| upon | עַל | ʿal | al |
| land, my | אַרְצִ֔י | ʾarṣî | ar-TSEE |
| strong, | עָצ֖וּם | ʿāṣûm | ah-TSOOM |
| and without | וְאֵ֣ין | wĕʾên | veh-ANE |
| number, | מִסְפָּ֑ר | mispār | mees-PAHR |
| whose teeth | שִׁנָּיו֙ | šinnāyw | shee-nav |
| teeth the are | שִׁנֵּ֣י | šinnê | shee-NAY |
| of a lion, | אַרְיֵ֔ה | ʾaryē | ar-YAY |
| teeth cheek the hath he and | וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹת | ûmĕtallĕʿôt | oo-meh-ta-leh-OTE |
| of a great lion. | לָבִ֖יא | lābîʾ | la-VEE |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lô | loh |