American Standard Version (ASV):
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath escaped them.
King James Version (KJV):
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land [is] as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
American Standard Version (ASV):
a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
King James Version (KJV):
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years of many generations.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of Jehovah cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
King James Version (KJV):
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand;
American Standard Version (ASV):
O Jehovah, to thee do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
King James Version (KJV):
O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
King James Version (KJV):
The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
American Standard Version (ASV):
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
King James Version (KJV):
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
American Standard Version (ASV):
The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.
King James Version (KJV):
The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Is not the food cut off before our eyes, [yea], joy and gladness from the house of our God?
King James Version (KJV):
Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, [yea], joy and gladness from the house of our God?
American Standard Version (ASV):
Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
King James Version (KJV):
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD [is] at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the old men [and] all the inhabitants of the land unto the house of Jehovah your God, and cry unto Jehovah.
King James Version (KJV):
Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders [and] all the inhabitants of the land [into] the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,