Joel 2:5 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

3 And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains they leap–like the noise of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a mighty people set in battle array. [Rev. 9:7, 9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Common English Bible

like the rumbling of chariots. They leap on the mountaintops— like the crackling of a fire’s flame, devouring the stubble; like a powerful army ready for battle.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Like the sound of a four-horse chariot, they will leap over the tops of the mountains. Like the sound of a burning flame devouring stubble, they are as a strong people prepared for battle.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

They shall leap like the noise of chariots upon the tops of mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, as a strong people prepared to battle.

Joel 2:5 Cross References

Job 39:20

6 Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?

Exodus 5:12

4 And they that were over the works of the children of Israel were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks both yesterday and to day as before?

Isaiah 30:30

As birds dying, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem, protecting and delivering, passing over and saving.

Isaiah 5:24

Upon it stood the seraphims: the one had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they covered his face, and with two they covered his feet, and with two they hew.

Jeremiah 50:42

And the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and the wounded in the regions thereof.

Matthew 3:12

And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Revelation 9:9

8 And by these three plagues was slain the third part of men, by the fire and by the smoke and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.