Joel 2:4

2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.

3 Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them.

Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.

5 With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.

6 Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.

Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Som hester er det å se til, og som ryttere løper de avsted.
OTB
Deres utseende er som hester;
de galopperer som krigshester.
B1930
Som hester er det å se til, og som ryttere løper de avsted.
BSB
Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.
KJV
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
WEB
Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and they run as horsemen.
ASV
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.
DARBY
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so they run.
BLB
Like the appearance of horses [is] its appearance, and like steeds so they run.

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    And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.

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