Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks. New Living Translation They never jostle each other; each moves in exactly the right position. They break through defenses without missing a step. English Standard Version They do not jostle one another; each marches in his path; they burst through the weapons and are not halted. Berean Standard Bible They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks. King James Bible Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. New King James Version They do not push one another; Every one marches in his own column. Though they lunge between the weapons, They are not cut down. New American Standard Bible They do not crowd each other, Every warrior of them marches in his path; When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks. NASB 1995 They do not crowd each other, They march everyone in his path; When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks. NASB 1977 They do not crowd each other; They march everyone in his path. When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks. Legacy Standard Bible They do not crowd each other; They march everyone in his path; When they fall against the defending weapons, They do not break ranks. Amplified Bible They do not crowd each other; Each one marches in his path. When they burst through the defenses (weapons), They do not break ranks. Christian Standard Bible They do not push each other; each proceeds on his own path. They dodge the arrows, never stopping. Holman Christian Standard Bible They do not push each other; each man proceeds on his own path. They dodge the arrows, never stopping. American Standard Version Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And a man shall not push his brother, each man in his path; they shall go, from the weight of their armor they shall fall and they shall not climb to the top Brenton Septuagint Translation and not one shall stand aloof from his brother: they shall go on weighed down with their arms, and they fall upon their weapons, yet shall they in no wise be destroyed. Contemporary English Version They charge straight ahead, without pushing each other; even arrows and spears cannot make them retreat. Douay-Rheims Bible No one shall press upon his brother: they shall walk every one in his path: yea, and they shall fall through the windows, and shall take no harm. English Revised Version Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path: and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course. GOD'S WORD® Translation They do not crowd one another. They keep in their own lines. Even when they break through the defenses, they do not break their ranks. Good News Translation or get in each other's way. They swarm through defenses, and nothing can stop them. International Standard Version Neither does a man crowd his fellow soldier; each one marches in his own path. When they fall by the sword they are not injured. JPS Tanakh 1917 Neither doth one thrust another, They march every one in his highway; And they break through the weapons, And suffer no harm. Literal Standard Version And each does not press his brother, | They each go on in his way, | If they fall by the missile, they are not cut off. Majority Standard Bible They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks. New American Bible No one crowds the other; each advances in its own track; They plunge through the weapons; they are not checked. NET Bible They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks. New Revised Standard Version They do not jostle one another, each keeps to its own track; they burst through the weapons and are not halted. New Heart English Bible Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and do not break ranks. Webster's Bible Translation Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. World English Bible One doesn’t jostle another. They each march in their own path. They burst through the defenses and don’t break ranks. Young's Literal Translation And each his brother they press not, Each in his way they go on, If by the missile they fall, they are not cut off. Additional Translations ... Context The Army of Locusts…7They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course. 8They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks. 9They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.… Cross References Isaiah 5:27 None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. Joel 2:7 They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course. Joel 2:9 They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves. Treasury of Scripture Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall on the sword, they shall not be wounded. sword. 2 Chronicles 23:10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. Nehemiah 4:17,23 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon… Jump to Previous Ahead Amid Break Breaking Broken Burst Course Crowd Defenses Fall Goes Halted Harm Highway Jostle March Marches Order Path Plunge Points Pushing Ranks Straight Suffer Sword Thrust Walk Way Weapons WoundedJump to Next Ahead Amid Break Breaking Broken Burst Course Crowd Defenses Fall Goes Halted Harm Highway Jostle March Marches Order Path Plunge Points Pushing Ranks Straight Suffer Sword Thrust Walk Way Weapons WoundedJoel 2 1. He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.12. He exhorts to repentance; 15. prescribes a fast; 18. promises a blessing thereon. 21. He comforts Zion with present, 28. and future blessings. Verse 8. - Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path. "And not one shall stand aloof from his brother." This is either the sequence of their not breaking rank, or perhaps it is a co-ordinate particular in the detail. They neither straggle away from each other, and so fall out of rank, nor do they crowd and crush and press each other while keeping rank. The order of their march is perfect, every one keeping his proper place and in the proper path. And when they fall upon the sword (margin, dart), they shall not be wounded. The meaning is either (1) that the weapons shall not wound them, or intransitively, as in the text, they shall not be wounded, כּצע, to cut, or break in pieces, being here synonymous with פצע, to wound; or (2) that they do not cut off, break off, or interrupt their course. No force of arms can stay their progress or step their advance. On this clause Kimchi remarks, "This army is not like other enemies, which you may hinder by the sword from coming upon you; but these light upon the swords, and are not wounded by reason of their lightness? He also remarks on גֶּבֶר, "Because he compares them with men and heroes, he uses גּבר, although this word does not apply except to the sons of men." Hebrew They do notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no jostle יִדְחָק֔וּן (yiḏ·ḥā·qūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 1766: To thrust, crowd, oppress one וְאִ֤ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person another; אָחִיו֙ (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) each man גֶּ֥בֶר (ge·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply proceeds יֵֽלֵכ֑וּן (yê·lê·ḵūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk in his column, בִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹ (bim·sil·lā·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4546: A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase as they burst through יִפֹּ֖לוּ (yip·pō·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5307: To fall, lie the defenses, הַשֶּׁ֛לַח (haš·še·laḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7973: A missile of attack, spear, a shoot of growth, branch never לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no breaking ranks. יִבְצָֽעוּ׃ (yiḇ·ṣā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1214: To cut off, break off, gain by violence Links Joel 2:8 NIVJoel 2:8 NLT Joel 2:8 ESV Joel 2:8 NASB Joel 2:8 KJV Joel 2:8 BibleApps.com Joel 2:8 Biblia Paralela Joel 2:8 Chinese Bible Joel 2:8 French Bible Joel 2:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Joel 2:8 Neither does one jostle another (Jl Joe.) |