For a (A)nation has [a]invaded my land,
Mighty and without number;
(B)Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
And it has the jaws of a lioness.

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  1. Joel 1:6 Lit gone up against

A nation has invaded my land,
    a mighty army without number;(A)
it has the teeth(B) of a lion,
    the fangs of a lioness.

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11 The Lord (A)utters His voice before (B)His army;
His camp is indeed very great,
For (C)mighty is one who carries out His word.
The (D)day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome,
And (E)who can endure it?

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11 The Lord(A) thunders(B)
    at the head of his army;(C)
his forces are beyond number,
    and mighty is the army that obeys his command.
The day of the Lord is great;(D)
    it is dreadful.
    Who can endure it?(E)

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25 “Then I will compensate you for the years
That the [a]swarming (A)locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
My great army which I sent among you.

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  1. Joel 2:25 Or migratory

25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(A) have eaten(B)
    the great locust and the young locust,
    the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]
my great army(C) that I sent among you.

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  1. Joel 2:25 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.