“They shall runne like mighty men, they shall clime the wall like men of warre, and they shall march euery one on his wayes, and they shall not breake their rankes.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
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:
- King James Version
They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.
- American Standard Version (1901)
They are running like strong men, they go over the wall like men of war; every man goes straight on his way, their lines are not broken.
- Basic English Bible
They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and break not their ranks.
- Darby Bible
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:
- Webster's Bible
They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don't swerve off course.
- World English Bible
As mighty ones they run, As men of war they go up a wall, And each in his own ways they do go, And they embarrass not their paths.
- Youngs Literal Bible
They run like mighty men, they climb the wall like men of war; and they move on every one in his ways, and they entangle not their paths.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Joel 2:7
2:7 Their ranks - This skill in ordering and the steadiness in keeping under, exactly like trained soldiers, foretells the terror and strength of both the armies signified by these locusts, and of the locusts themselves.