Joel 1:6

Modern

For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.

Traditional

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.

Literal

For a nation has come up against My land, strong and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and the fangs of a fierce lion are unto him.

Latin

Gens enim ascendit super terram meam, fortis et innumerabilis: dentes ejus ut dentes leonis, et molares ejus ut catuli leonis.

Hebrew

English

For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.

The prophet Joel describes a severe locust plague that struck Judah and Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Joel 2:25
I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.
Isaiah 8:8
It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
Revelation 9:7–10
And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.
Joel 2:2–11
…a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
Proverbs 30:14
…there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
Hosea 9:3
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
Isaiah 32:13
…and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry.
Psalm 107:34
…and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
Proverbs 30:25–27
The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;