they invaded all Egypt and settled down in every area of the country in great numbers. Never before had there been such a plague of locusts, nor will there ever be again.
Joel 2:9 - New International Version (Anglicised) They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up on and into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief. American Standard Version (1901) They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief. Common English Bible They rush upon the city; they run upon the walls. They climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like thieves. Catholic Public Domain Version They will advance into the city; they will rush through the wall. They will scale the houses; they will go in through the windows, like a thief. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They shall enter into the city: they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up the houses, they shall come in at the windows as a thief. |
they invaded all Egypt and settled down in every area of the country in great numbers. Never before had there been such a plague of locusts, nor will there ever be again.
They will fill your houses and those of all your officials and all the Egyptians – something neither your parents nor your ancestors have ever seen from the day they settled in this land till now.” ’ Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh.
Death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses; it has removed the children from the streets and the young men from the public squares.
They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defences without breaking ranks.
‘Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.