Joel 2:7

They run like mighty men; They climb the wall like warriors; They march every one on his way; They change not their paths.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

6Before them the people tremble, And all faces gather blackness.

8One doth not thrust another; They march every one in his path, And though they rush among weapons, they are not wounded.

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Cross References

Psalms 19:5Which cometh forth like a bridegroom from his chamber, And rejoiceth, like a strong man, to run his course.

Isaiah 5:26He lifteth up a banner for the nations afar off, He whistleth for them from the ends of the earth, And behold, they haste, and come swiftly.

Joel 2:9They run through the city; They run upon the wall; They go up into the houses; They enter in at the windows, like a thief.

Matthew Henry on Joel 2:2-12

Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 720.) 1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 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… Read the whole commentary →

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