Joel 2:7

New International Reader's Version

The locusts charge ahead like warriors. They climb over walls like soldiers. All of them march in line. They don’t turn to the right or the left.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:23

“When they lived, Saul and Jonathan were loved and respected. When they died, they were not parted. They were faster than eagles. They were stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 5:8

On that day David had said, “Someone might win the battle over the Jebusites. But they will have to crawl through the water tunnel to get into the city. That’s the only way they can reach those enemies of mine that you say can’t see or walk.” That’s why people say, “Those who ‘can’t see or walk’ won’t enter David’s palace.”

1 Chronicles 12:36

The men from Asher knew how to fight well. That’s because they had done it many times before. They were prepared for battle. The total number of them was 40,000.

Job 16:14

He smashes through me as if I were a wall. He rushes at me like a fighting man.

Psalm 19:5

The sun is like a groom leaving the room of his wedding night. The sun is like a great runner who takes delight in running a race.

Proverbs 30:27

The third are locusts, which don’t have a king. But they all march forward in ranks.

Jeremiah 5:10

“Armies of Babylon, go through their vineyards and destroy them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches. These people do not belong to me.

Joel 2:8

They don’t bump into one another. Each of them marches straight ahead. They charge through everything that tries to stop them. But they still stay in line.

Joel 2:9

They attack a city. They run along its wall. They climb into houses. They enter through windows like robbers.