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Joel 1:6

NETBible	For a nation¹ has invaded² our³ land. There are so many of them they are too numerous to count.⁴ Their teeth are like those⁵ of a lion; they tear apart their prey like a lioness.⁶
NIV © biblegateway Joe 1:6	A nation has invaded my land, powerful and without number; it has the teeth of a lion, the fangs of a lioness.
NASB © biblegateway Joe 1:6	For a nation has invaded my land, Mighty and without number; Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, And it has the fangs of a lioness.
NLT © biblegateway Joe 1:6	A vast army of locusts has invaded my land. It is a terrible army, too numerous to count! Its teeth are as sharp as the teeth of lions!
MSG © biblegateway Joe 1:6	My country's being invaded by an army invincible, past numbering, Teeth like those of a lion, fangs like those of a tiger.
BBE © SABDAweb Joe 1:6	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Joe 1:6	For a nation has invaded my land, powerful and innumerable; its teeth are lions’ teeth, and it has the fangs of a lioness.
NKJV © biblegateway Joe 1:6	For a nation has come up against My land, Strong, and without number; His teeth are the teeth of a lion, And he has the fangs of a fierce lion.
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KJV	For a nation <01471> is come up <05927> (8804) upon my land <0776>_, strong <06099>_, and without number <04557>_, whose teeth <08127> [are] the teeth <08127> of a lion <0738>_, and he hath the cheek teeth <04973> of a great lion <03833>_.
NASB © biblegateway Joe 1:6	For a nation <01471> has invaded <05927> my land <0776> , Mighty <06099> and without <0369> number <04557> ; Its teeth <08127> are the teeth <08127> of a lion <0743> , And it has the fangs <04973> of a lioness <03833> .
LXXM	oti <3754> CONJ eynov <1484> N-NSN anebh <305> V-AAI-3S epi <1909> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF mou <1473> P-GS iscuron <2478> A-NSN kai <2532> CONJ anariymhton <382> A-NSN oi <3588> T-NPM odontev <3599> N-NPM autou <846> D-GSM odontev <3599> N-NPM leontov <3023> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ ai <3588> T-NPF mulai {N-NPF} autou <846> D-GSM skumnou {N-GSM}
NET [draft] ITL	For <03588> a nation <01471> has invaded <05921> <05927> our land <0776> . There are so many <06099> of them they are too numerous to count <04557> <0369> . Their teeth <08127> are like those <08127> of a lion <0738> ; they tear apart <04973> their prey <04973> like a lioness <03833> .
HEBREW	wl <0> aybl <03833> tweltmw <04973> hyra <0738> yns <08127> wyns <08127> rpom <04557> Nyaw <0369> Mwue <06099> yura <0776> le <05921> hle <05927> ywg <01471> yk (1:6) <03588>

NETBible

For a nation¹ has invaded² our³ land. There are so many of them they are too numerous to count.⁴ Their teeth are like those⁵ of a lion; they tear apart their prey like a lioness.⁶

NET Notes

¹sn As becomes increasingly clear in what follows, this nation is to be understood figuratively. It refers to the locust invasion as viewed from the standpoint of its methodical, destructive advance across the land (BDB 156 s.v. גּוֹי 2). This term is used figuratively to refer to animals one other time (Zeph 2:14).

²tn Heb “has come up against.”

³tn Heb “my.”

⁴tn Heb “[It] is huge and there is not number.”

⁵tn Heb “its teeth are the teeth of a lion.”

⁶tn Heb “its incisors are those of a lioness.” The sharp, cutting teeth are metonymical for the action of tearing apart and eating prey. The language is clearly hyperbolic. Neither locusts nor human invaders literally have teeth of this size. The prophet is using exaggerated and picturesque language to portray in vivid terms the enormity of the calamity. English versions vary greatly on the specifics: KJV “cheek teeth”; ASV “jaw-teeth”; NAB “molars”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “fangs.”