Joel 2:4

2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

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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  • Revelation 9:7

    And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

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