Joel 2:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They charge straight ahead, without pushing each other; even arrows and spears cannot make them retreat.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 23:10

They gave the weapons to the guards, and Jehoiada then made sure that the guards took their positions around the temple and the altar to protect the king on every side.

2 Chronicles 32:5

Hezekiah's workers also repaired the broken sections of the city wall. Then they built defence towers and an outer wall to help protect the one already there. The landfill on the east side of David's City was also strengthened. He gave orders to make a large supply of weapons and shields,

Nehemiah 4:17

who were rebuilding the wall. Everyone who hauled building materials kept one hand free to carry a weapon.

Nehemiah 4:23

I even slept in my work clothes at night; my children, the workers, and the guards slept in theirs as well. And we always kept our weapons close by.

Job 33:18

and to protect us from being swept away to the world of the dead.

Job 36:12

But if they foolishly refuse, they will be rewarded with a violent death.

Proverbs 30:27

locusts, who have no king, but march like an army;

Song of Solomon 4:13

Your arms are vines, covered with delicious fruits and all sorts of spices— henna, nard,

Isaiah 5:27

None of them are tired. They don't sleep or get drowsy, and they run without stumbling. Their belts don't come loose; their sandal straps don't break.

Joel 2:7

They climb over walls like warriors; they march in columns and never turn aside.

Joel 2:9

They swarm over city walls and enter our homes; they crawl in through windows, just like thieves.