Joel 2:9
“They shall runne to and fro in the citie: they shall runne vpon the wall: they shall clime vp vpon the houses: they shall enter in at the windowes, like a theefe.”
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Joel 2:9 Context
7They 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. 8Neither shall one thrust another, they shall walke euery one in his path: and when they fall vpon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9They shall runne to and fro in the citie: they shall runne vpon the wall: they shall clime vp vpon the houses: they shall enter in at the windowes, like a theefe. 10The earth shall quake before them, the heauens shall tremble, the Sun & the Moone shall be darke, & the starres shall withdrawe their shining. 11And the Lord shall vtter his voyce before his armie, for his campe 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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Other Translations for Joel 2:9
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.
- King James Version
They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
They make a rush on the town, running on the wall; they go up into the houses and in through the windows like a thief.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
- Webster's Bible
They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.
- World English Bible
In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Joel 2:9
2:9 Runs to and fro - This seems not proper to these insects, but it well suits with soldiers, that conquer a city and search all places for plunder. Run upon the wall - To clear the wall of all the besieged. The houses - Either forsaken by the inhabitants, or defended by such as are in them. Like a thief - Suddenly, unexpectedly, to spoil if not to kill.