Joel 2:8

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 23:10

Jehoiada stationed all the men around the new king. Each man had his weapon in his hand. They were standing near the altar and the temple. They stood from the south side of the temple to its north side.

2 Chronicles 32:5

Then Hezekiah worked hard repairing all the broken parts of the wall. He built towers on it. He built another wall outside that one. He built up the areas that had been filled in around the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons and shields.

Nehemiah 4:17

The people continued to build the wall. The people who carried supplies did their work with one hand. They held a weapon in the other hand.

Nehemiah 4:23

My relatives and I didn’t take off our clothes. My men and the guards didn’t take theirs off either. Each man kept his weapon with him, even when he went to get water.

Job 33:18

He wants to stop them from going down into the grave. He doesn’t want them to be killed by swords.

Job 36:12

But if they don’t listen to him, they’ll be killed by swords. They’ll die because they didn’t want to know anything about him.

Proverbs 30:27

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

Song of Solomon 4:13

You are like trees whose branches are loaded with pomegranates, fine fruits, henna and nard,

Isaiah 5:27

None of them grows tired. None of them falls down. None of them sleeps or even takes a nap. All of them are ready for battle. Every belt is pulled tight. Not a single sandal strap is broken.

Joel 2:7

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.

Joel 2:9

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