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Joel 1:6

For ka nation has come up against my land,

kpowerful and beyond number;

lits teeth are lions’ teeth,

and it has the fangs of a lioness.

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Joel 1:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

A nation has invaded my land,

a mighty army without number;

it has the teeth of a lion,

the fangs of a lioness.

Joel 1:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Joel 1:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

A vast army of locusts has invaded my land,

a terrible army too numerous to count.

Its teeth are like lions’ teeth,

its fangs like those of a lioness.

Joel 1:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

Joel 1:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

A powerful nation has come into my land

with too many soldiers to count.

It has teeth like a lion,

jaws like a female lion.

Joel 1:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

Joel 1:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a lioness.

Joel 1:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A strong nation attacked my land. 

It has too many soldiers to count. 

They have teeth like lions. 

They have fangs like grown lions. 

Joel 1:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For a nation has invaded My land,

powerful and without number;

its teeth are the teeth of a lion,

and it has the fangs of a lioness.

Joel 1:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For a nation has invaded my land,

powerful and innumerable;

its teeth are lions’ teeth,

and it has the fangs of a lioness.

Joel 1:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Because a nation has invaded my land,

strong and beyond counting.

Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,

and its fangs are those of a lioness.

Joel 1:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The locusts are like an army

that has marched into our land.

There are so many of them

they can’t even be counted.

Their teeth are as sharp as a lion’s teeth.

They are like the fangs of a female lion.

Joel 1:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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