Joe 2:3 | TNotes | STEP | 2:3 The destruction wrought by the invading army would be like a raging wildfire. Before the attack, the land looked like the Garden of Eden , but afterwards, it would be nothing but desolation (a reversal of Isa 51:3 and Ezek 36:35 ).

bIsa 51:3►

cEzek 36:35►

‏ Joel 2:3

2:3 ^a The destruction wrought by the invading army would be like a raging wildfire. Before the attack, the land looked like the Garden of Eden, but afterwards, it would be nothing but desolation (a reversal of Isa 51:3 ^b and Ezek 36:35 ^c).