2:3a Before them a fire devours,

A fire consumes/destroys everything in front of it,
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Before that army/horde a fire is burning,
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Fire burns everything before the soldiers/warriors ⌊arrive⌋

2:3b and behind them a flame scorches.

and flames follow it.
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and after it there is/are ⌊more⌋ fire/flames.
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and blazes behind them ⌊after they are gone⌋ .

2:3c The land before them is like the Garden of Eden,

The land in front of the army is like the garden of Eden,
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When/Before they arrive, the land is as ⌊beautiful⌋ as the garden in Eden was.

2:3d but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—

but after ⌊the army has passed through⌋ it is an empty/ruined wasteland.
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But when they leave, ⌊nothing remains except⌋ a desert.

2:3e surely nothing will escape them.

Nothing can live through it/this.
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No living thing can survive their ⌊coming/passing⌋ .
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Everything is dead.

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