“Neither shall one thrust another, they shall walke euery one in his path: and when they fall vpon the sword, they shall not be wounded.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
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.
- King James Version
They do not crowd each other, They march everyone in his path; When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off `their course'.
- American Standard Version (1901)
No one is pushing against another; everyone goes straight on his way: bursting through the sword points, their order is not broken.
- Basic English Bible
Neither doth one press upon another; they march every one in his path; and fall amid weapons, but are not wounded.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and don't break ranks.
- World English Bible
And each his brother they press not, Each in his way they go on, If by the missile they fall, they are not cut off.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Neither doth one thrust another, they march every one in his highway; and they break through the weapons, and suffer no harm.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Joel 2:8
2:8 The sword - The sword shall not be a weapon to destroy them; literally verified in the locusts, and verified in the strange preservations in the most desperate adventures made by the Assyrians or Babylonians.