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Joel 2:9

Judgment

7 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:

8 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.

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
KJV
They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
WEB
They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.
ASV
They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.
DARBY
They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.
BLB
Into the city they rush, on the wall they run; into the houses they come up, [and] at the windows they come [in] like a thief.
ÅB
I byen vanker de om, på muren løper de, i husene stiger de opp, gjennom vinduene går de inn som tyver.
OTB
De stormer byen,
de løper langs muren;
de klatrer inn i husene,
går inn gjennom vinduene som tyver.
B1930
I byen vanker de om, på muren løper de, i husene stiger de op, gjennem vinduene går de inn som tyver.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 9:21

    For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

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  • John 10:1

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

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  • Exodus 10:6

    And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

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