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They all march in line, not swerving from their course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The attackers march like warriors and scale city walls like soldiers. Straight forward they march, never breaking rank.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Like warriors they charge; like soldiers they scale the wall. They march each on his way; they do not swerve from their paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like men of war; Every one marches in formation, And they do not break ranks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They run like warriors, They climb the wall like soldiers; And each of them marches in line, Nor do they lose their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They run like mighty men; They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They run like mighty men; They climb up the wall like men of war; And they each march in line, And they do not deviate from their paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They run like warriors; They climb the wall like soldiers. They each march [straight ahead] in line, And they do not deviate from their paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They attack as warriors attack; they scale walls as men of war do. Each goes on his own path, and they do not change their course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They attack as warriors attack; they scale walls as men of war do. Each goes on his own path, and they do not change their course. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They climb over walls like warriors; they march in columns and never turn aside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They run like warriors. They climb walls like soldiers. They march straight ahead. They do not leave their places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They attack like warriors; they climb the walls like soldiers. They all keep marching straight ahead and do not change direction <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They run like elite soldiers, climbing ramparts like men trained for war. Each man advances in proper order, never breaking rank.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each one proceeds on his course; they do not alter their path. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they do not swerve off course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They run as mighty ones, "" As men of war they go up a wall, "" And they each go in his own ways, "" And they do not change their paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall run as strong men; as men of war they shall come up upon the wall; and they shall go each in his ways; they shall not change their paths.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall run like valiant men: like men of war they shall scale the wall: the men shall march every one on his way, and they shall not turn aside from their ranks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They will rush forward, as if they were strong. Like valiant warriors, they will ascend the wall. The men will advance, each one on his own way, and they will not turn aside from their path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like warriors they run, like soldiers they scale walls, Each advancing in line, without swerving from the course. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Like warriors they charge, like soldiers they scale the wall. Each keeps to its own course, they do not swerve from their paths.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the walls like men of war; and they shall march in order every man on his way, and they shall not turn aside from their ranks;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Like mighty men they shall run and like warrior men they shall climb on the walls, each man on his path; they shall go and they shall not turn aside from their paths<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As warriors shall they run, and as men of war shall they mount on the walls; and each shall move in his <i>right</i> path, and they shall not turn aside from their tracks:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/2-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=286" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">The Army of Locusts</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: yə·ru·ṣūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">They charge</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: kə·ḡib·bō·w·rîm (Prep-k:: Adj-mp) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">like mighty men;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">they scale</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·māh (N-fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: kə·’an·šê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">like men</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·māh (N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">of war.</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Each one</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yê·lê·ḵūn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">marches</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: biḏ·rā·ḵāw (Prep-b:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in formation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5670.htm" title="5670: yə·‘ab·bə·ṭūn (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To take or give a pledge. A primitive root; to pawn; causatively, to lend; figuratively, to entangle.">swerving</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ō·rə·ḥō·w·ṯām (N-cpc:: 3mp) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">from the course.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-7.htm">Revelation 9:7-9</a></span><br />And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men. / They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions. / They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Nahum 2:4-5</a></span><br />The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning. / He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19</a></span><br />It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-28.htm">Isaiah 5:28-29</a></span><br />Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. / Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Jeremiah 50:42</a></span><br />They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm">Habakkuk 1:8</a></span><br />Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-14.htm">Ezekiel 1:14</a></span><br />The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23</a></span><br />Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Isaiah 33:4</a></span><br />Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Jeremiah 8:16</a></span><br />The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-17.htm">Revelation 9:17</a></span><br />Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-24.htm">Luke 17:24</a></span><br />For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-2.htm">Revelation 6:2</a></span><br />So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">They shall run.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23</a></b></br> Saul and Jonathan <i>were</i> lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm">2 Samuel 2:18,19</a></b></br> And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel <i>was as</i> light of foot as a wild roe… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-5.htm">Psalm 19:5</a></b></br> Which <i>is</i> as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, <i>and</i> rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.</p><p class="hdg">climb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Joel 2:9</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">2 Samuel 5:8</a></b></br> And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, <i>that are</i> hated of David's soul, <i>he shall be chief and captain</i>. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">Jeremiah 5:10</a></b></br> Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they <i>are</i> not the LORD'S.</p><p class="hdg">they shall march.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/30-27.htm">Proverbs 30:27</a></b></br> The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Break</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/hosea/12-2.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Climb</a> <a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Course</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-15.htm">Deviate</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-25.htm">Entangle</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/daniel/11-7.htm">Line</a> <a href="/daniel/11-11.htm">March</a> <a href="/joel/2-5.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Move</a> <a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Ranks</a> <a href="/joel/2-4.htm">Run</a> <a href="/joel/2-4.htm">Running</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/daniel/3-20.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/joel/2-5.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Swerve</a> <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/joel/2-4.htm">War</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Warriors</a> <a href="/hosea/13-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Break</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/amos/2-12.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Climb</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Course</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-15.htm">Deviate</a> <a href="/matthew/22-15.htm">Entangle</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Line</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">March</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Move</a> <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Ranks</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Run</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Running</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/galatians/5-7.htm">Swerve</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/joel/3-9.htm">War</a> <a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Warriors</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Way</a> <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">He exhorts to repentance;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-15.htm">prescribes a fast;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-18.htm">promises a blessing thereon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-21.htm">He comforts Zion with present,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">and future blessings.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, this imagery is often used to describe the unstoppable force of God's judgment. The "mighty men" can be seen as a metaphor for the locusts described earlier in Joel, symbolizing an overwhelming invasion. Historically, the Assyrian and Babylonian armies were known for their might and discipline, which could serve as a backdrop for this imagery. This phrase also connects to the spiritual warfare theme found in <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>, where believers are called to be strong in the Lord.<p><b>they scale the walls like men of war.</b><br>The act of scaling walls signifies a strategic and aggressive military tactic, emphasizing the invaders' skill and determination. In ancient warfare, walls were a city's primary defense, and scaling them indicated a breach of security. This imagery can be linked to the fall of Jerusalem and other cities in the Old Testament, where invading armies overcame defenses. Spiritually, it can represent the relentless nature of sin or judgment that penetrates human defenses. The phrase also foreshadows the ultimate victory of Christ, who overcomes all barriers to establish His kingdom.<p><b>Each one marches in formation,</b><br>This phrase highlights the order and discipline of the invading force. The precision of their movement suggests a well-organized and unified effort, reflecting the sovereignty and control of God over the events. In a broader biblical context, this can be compared to the unity and order within the body of Christ, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>. The imagery of marching in formation also points to the prophetic fulfillment of God's plans, where every event unfolds according to His divine purpose.<p><b>not swerving from the course.</b><br>The unwavering advance of the army signifies determination and focus. This can be seen as a representation of God's unchangeable will and the certainty of His judgment. In a spiritual sense, it calls believers to remain steadfast in their faith, as encouraged in <a href="/hebrews/12.htm">Hebrews 12:1-2</a>, where Christians are urged to run the race with perseverance. The phrase also reflects the prophetic assurance that God's purposes will be accomplished, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, where God's word does not return void but achieves what He desires.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament, Joel is the author of the book that bears his name. He is known for his prophecies concerning the Day of the Lord and calls for repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_locust_army.htm">The Locust Army</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Joel 2</a>, the locusts symbolize an invading army, often interpreted as a metaphor for divine judgment. They are described with military imagery, emphasizing their discipline and strength.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Joel's prophecy. The people of Judah are called to repentance in light of the coming judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A significant theme in Joel, referring to a time of divine intervention and judgment, which can bring both destruction and restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wall.htm">The Wall</a></b><br>Represents the defenses of a city, which the invading army is able to scale, symbolizing the overwhelming nature of the coming judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discipline_and_order.htm">Discipline and Order</a></b><br>The description of the army highlights the importance of discipline and order in spiritual life. Believers are called to live with purpose and direction, following God's commands without deviation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_for_spiritual_battle.htm">Preparedness for Spiritual Battle</a></b><br>Just as the army is prepared and organized, Christians must be ready for spiritual battles, equipped with the armor of God and grounded in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Inevitability of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of the unstoppable army serves as a reminder of the certainty of God's judgment. It calls for self-examination and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the passage speaks of judgment, the broader context of Joel includes promises of restoration and blessing for those who turn back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br>The army's ability to move in unison underscores the power of community and unity among believers, encouraging the church to work together in fulfilling God's mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_role_of_the_tribe_of_dan.htm">What is Joel's Army?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_joel's_army.htm">What is Joel's Army?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_tola's_line_reach_22,600_warriors.htm">1 Chronicles 7:2 - How could Tola's descendants realistically grow to a force of 22,600 mighty warriors at that time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7-9) <span class= "bld">They shall run lite mighty men.--</span>The onward irresistible march of the invaders is graphically described by the illustration of the advance of locusts. They appear on the mountains which environ the city, they mount the walls, they rush through the streets, they enter the houses, they are in possession of Jerusalem. Dr. Thomson (<span class= "ital">The Land and the Book,</span> p. 416) describes the movements of a locust army in the following terms:--"Their number was astounding; the whole face of the mountain was black with them. On they came, like a living deluge. We dug trenches, and kindled fires, and beat and burned to death heaps upon heaps; but the effort was utterly useless. Wave after wave rolled up the mountain-side, and poured over rocks, walls, ditches, hedges--those behind covering up and bridging over the masses already killed."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7-9.</span> - The prophet, having mentioned the consternation and terror occasioned by the approach of locusts, proceeds to compare them to an army well equipped and overcoming all impediments. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall run like mighty men</span>. This either refers to their extreme nimbleness or rapidity of motion (compare the Homeric <span class="greek">πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς ποδάρκης</span>, and the like), or describes their running to an assault with intrepid valour and unwearied vigour. <span class="cmt_word">They shall climb the wall like men of war</span>. This marks the success of their assault; they scale the walls and make good their attack. <span class="cmt_word">And they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks</span>. Their march is as irresistible as it is orderly. In their onward march each pursues his way, allowing no obstacle to arrest or retard his course; while in a collective body they proceed and maintain their serried ranks unbroken. The verb <span class="hebrew">עבט</span> is probably cognate with <span class="hebrew">עבת</span>, to twist, and thus to turn aside. Thus the LXX.: "They shall not turn aside their tracks;" so also the Syriac and Jerome translate it; but the Chaldee compares it with <span class="hebrew">עבוט</span>, a pledge, and, as the deposit is detained till the pledge is redeemed, takes in the meaning of delay. Rosenmuller explains it in the sense of change or exchange, from the Qal, signifying "to receive on loan," and the Hiph., "to give on loan." Otherwise it is to "interweave" (equivalent to <span class="hebrew">עבת</span>), "change." The sense of the whole is their not diverging to either side, nor straggling out of rank. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/2-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They charge</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֻצ֔וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ru·ṣūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like mighty men;</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּגִבּוֹרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḡib·bō·w·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they scale</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walls</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like men</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאַנְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’an·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of war.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְחָמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Each one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֤ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">marches</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵֽלֵכ֔וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yê·lê·ḵūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in formation,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּדְרָכָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(biḏ·rā·ḵāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swerving</span><br /><span class="heb">יְעַבְּט֖וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yə·‘ab·bə·ṭūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5670.htm">Strong's 5670: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pawn, to lend, to entangle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the course.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹרְחוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·rə·ḥō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/2-7.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 2:7 They run like mighty men (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/2-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 2:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 2:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/2-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 2:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 2:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>