Joel 2:8

New English Translation

They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 23:10

He placed the men at their posts, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king.

2 Chronicles 32:5

Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.

Nehemiah 4:17

who were rebuilding the wall. Those who were carrying loads did so by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.

Nehemiah 4:23

We did not change clothes – not I, nor my relatives, nor my workers, nor the watchmen who were with me. Each had his weapon, even when getting a drink of water.

Job 33:18

He spares a person’s life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

Job 36:12

But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge.

Proverbs 30:27

locusts have no king, but they all go forward by ranks;

Song of Solomon 4:13

Your shoots are a royal garden full of pomegranates with choice fruits: henna with nard,

Isaiah 5:27

None tire or stumble, they don’t stop to nap or sleep. They don’t loosen their belts, or unstrap their sandals to rest.

Joel 2:7

They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each one proceeds on his course; they do not alter their path.

Joel 2:9

They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief.