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Joel 2:20

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Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:	But I will remove far off from you the northern [army], and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.	Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But I will remove far off^H7368 from you the northern^H6830 army, and will drive^H5080 him into a land^H776 barren^H6723 and desolate^H8077, with his face^H6440 toward the east^H6931 sea^H3220, and his hinder part^H5490 toward the utmost^H314 sea^H3220, and his stink^H889 shall come up^H5927, and his ill savour^H6709 shall come up^H5927, because he hath done^H6213 great things^H1431.

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Original Hebrew

וְאֶת־הַצְּפֹונִי אַרְחִיק מֵעֲלֵיכֶם וְהִדַּחְתִּיו אֶל־אֶרֶץ צִיָּה וּשְׁמָמָה אֶת־פָּנָיו אֶל־הַיָּם הַקַּדְמֹנִי וְסֹפֹו אֶל־הַיָּם הָאַחֲרֹון וְעָלָה בָאְשֹׁו וְתַעַל צַחֲנָתֹו כִּי הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשֹׂות׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְֽ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
הַ/צְּפוֹנִ֞י	ha./tze.fo.Ni	H6830	HTd/Aamsa	the/ northerner(s)
אַרְחִ֣יק	'ar.Chik	H7368	HVhi1cs	I will remove far away
מֵ/עֲלֵי/כֶ֗ם	me./'a.lei./Khem	H5921	HR/R/Sp2mp	from/ with (the)/ you
וְ/הִדַּחְתִּי/ו֮	ve./hi.dach.Ti/v	H5080	HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3ms	and/ I will drive away/ it
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	into
אֶ֣רֶץ	'E.retz	H776	HNcbsa	a land
צִיָּ֣ה	tzi.Yah	H6723	HAafsa	dry
וּ/שְׁמָמָה֒	u./she.ma.Mah	H8077	HC/Ncfsa	and/ desolation
אֶת	'et-	H854	HR	(obj.)
פָּנָ֗י/ו	pa.Na/v	H6440	HNcbpc/Sp3ms	face/ its
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	into
הַ/יָּם֙	hai./Yam	H3220	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ sea
הַ/קַּדְמֹנִ֔י	ha./kad.mo.Ni	H6931	HTd/Aamsa	(the)/ eastern
וְ/סֹפ֖/וֹ	ve./so.F/o	H5490	HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	and/ end/ its
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	into
הַ/יָּ֣ם	hai./Yam	H3220	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ sea
הָ/אַֽחֲר֑וֹן	ha./'a.cha.Ron	H314	HTd/Aamsa	(the)/ western
וְ/עָלָ֣ה	ve./'a.Lah	H5927	HC/Vqq3ms	and/ it will go up
בָאְשׁ֗/וֹ	va.'e.Sh/o	H889	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	stench/ its
וְ/תַ֨עַל֙	ve./Ta.'al	H5927	HC/Vqi3fs	and/ it will go up
צַחֲנָת֔/וֹ	tza.cha.na.T/o	H6709	HNcfsc/Sp3ms	foul smell/ its
כִּ֥י	ki	H3588	HC	for
הִגְדִּ֖יל	hig.Dil	H1431	HVhp3ms	he has made great
לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת	la./'a.Sot	H6213	HR/Vqc	to/ do

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H314 — אַחֲרוֹן (ʼachărôwn, akh-ar-one'): or (shortened) אַחֲרֹן; from אָחַר; hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western; after (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H889 — בְּאֹשׁ (bᵉʼôsh, be-oshe'): from בֹּאר; a stench; stink.
• H1431 — גָּדַל (gâdal, gaw-dal'): a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גְּדִל), i.e.; to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride); advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
• H3220 — יָם (yâm, yawm): from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
• H5080 — נָדַח (nâdach, naw-dakh'): a primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.); banish, bring, cast down (out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw.
• H5490 — סוֹף (çôwph, sofe): from סוּף; a termination; conclusion, end, hinder participle
• H5927 — עָלָה (ʻâlâh, aw-law'): a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H6709 — צַחֲנָה (tsachănâh, tsakh-an-aw'): from an unused root meaning to putrefy; stench; ill savour.
• H6723 — צִיָּה (tsîyâh, tsee-yaw'): from an unused root meaning to parch; aridity; concretely, a desert; barren, drought, dry (land, place), solitary place, wilderness.
• H6830 — צְפוֹנִי (tsᵉphôwnîy, tsef-o-nee'): from צָפוֹן; northern; northern.
• H6931 — קַדְמוֹנִי (qadmôwnîy, kad-mo-nee'): or קַדְמֹנִי; from קַדְמוֹן; (of time) anterior or (of place) oriental; ancient, they that went before, east, (thing of) old.
• H7368 — רָחַק (râchaq, raw-khak'): a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation); (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).
• H8077 — שְׁמָמָה (shᵉmâmâh, shem-aw-maw'): or שִׁמָמָה; feminine of שָׁמֵם; devastation; figuratively, astonishment; (laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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