Joel 2:7 NIV: They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course.

Joel 2:7

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New International Version (© 2011)
They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course.

King James Bible
They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

American Standard Version
They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.

Young's Literal Translation
As mighty ones they run, As men of war they go up a wall, And each in his own ways they do go, And they embarrass not their paths.

Joel 2:7 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Like mighty men - like men of war (and as horsemen, Joel 2:4) - The prophet does not say they are such, but they resemble. They are locusts; but in their operations they are Like the above.

They shall not break their ranks - See the account on Joel 2:2, from Dr. Shaw.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

They shall run. In their progress, says Dr. Shaw, they kept their ranks like men of war; climbing over every tree or wall that was in their way. Nay, they entered into our very houses and bedchambers, like so many thieves. Every effort of the inhabitants to stop them was unavailing; the trenches they had dug were quickly filled up, and the fires they had kindled extinguished, by infinite swarms succeeding each other.

2 Samuel 1:23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles...

2 Samuel 2:18,19 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe...

Psalm 19:5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.

Isaiah 5:26-29 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss to them from the end of the earth: and, behold...

climb.

Joel 2:9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run on the wall, they shall climb up on the houses...

2 Samuel 5:8 And David said on that day, Whoever gets up to the gutter, and smites the Jebusites...

Jeremiah 5:10 Go you up on her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD's.

they shall march.

Proverbs 30:27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

Joel 2:7 Parallel Commentaries
Break Broken Charge Climb Course Deviate Entangle Goes Line March Mighty Move Paths Ranks Run Running Scale Soldiers Straight Strong Swerve Wall Walls War Warriors Way Ways
Break Broken Charge Climb Course Deviate Entangle Goes Line March Mighty Move Paths Ranks Run Running Scale Soldiers Straight Strong Swerve Wall Walls War Warriors Way Ways
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