Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And they shall not thrust a man his brother; they shall go a man in his high way: and in the midst of the javelin shall they fall, they shall not be cut in pieces.
New American Standard Bible
They march everyone in his path;
When they
They do not break ranks.
King James Version
Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
Holman Bible
each man proceeds on his own path.
They dodge the arrows, never stopping.
International Standard Version
Neither does a man crowd his fellow soldier; each one marches in his own path. When they fall by the sword they are not injured.
A Conservative Version
Neither does one push another. They march each one in his path, and they burst through the weapons, and do not break off.
American Standard Version
Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course .
Amplified
They do not crowd each other;
Each one marches in his path.
When they burst through the defenses (weapons),
They do not break ranks.
Bible in Basic English
No one is pushing against another; everyone goes straight on his way: bursting through the sword points, their order is not broken.
Darby Translation
Neither doth one press upon another; they march every one in his path; and fall amid weapons, but are not wounded.
King James 2000
Neither shall one jostle another; they shall walk each one in his path: and when they lunge between the swords, they shall not be wounded.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They do not jostle {one another}; each goes on its own trail; and through the falling weapons, they are not halted.
Modern King James verseion
And each one shall not press his brother; they each go in his paths. And if they fall behind their weapons, they shall not be cut off.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There shall not one drive another, but each shall keep his own way. They shall break in at the windows, and not be hurt:
NET Bible
They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks.
New Heart English Bible
Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and do not break ranks.
The Emphasized Bible
Nor, against each other, shall they strike, Each - on his own highway, shall they march, - though, in among the weapons, they fall, they shall not stop.
Webster
Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
World English Bible
Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and don't break ranks.
Youngs Literal Translation
And each his brother they press not, Each in his way they go on, If by the missile they fall, they are not cut off.
Themes
Armies » Marched » With order and precision
Joel » declares » God's judgment
Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies
Walls » Of cities » Adroitness of soldiers in scaling, alluded to
Interlinear
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Yalak
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Day Of Yahweh Is Near
7 They shall run as strong men; as men of war they shall come up upon the wall; and they shall go each in his ways; they shall not change their paths. 8 And they shall not thrust a man his brother; they shall go a man in his high way: and in the midst of the javelin shall they fall, they shall not be cut in pieces. 9 In the city they shall run up and down; on the wall shall they run, into the houses they shall come up, through the windows shall they come in as a thief.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 23:10
And he will cause all the people to stand, and each his missile weapon in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house even to the left shoulder of the house, to the altar and to the house by the king round about
2 Chronicles 32:5
And he will strengthen himself and build all the wall broken down, and he will go up upon the towers, and to without another wall, and he will strengthen the filling up of the city of David, and he will make darts for abundance, and shields.
Nehemiah 4:17
They building upon the wall, and they bearing in the burden, they loading with one of his hands doing in the work, and one holding fast the weapon.
Nehemiah 4:23
And not I and my brethren and my young men, and the men of the watch which were after me, we not putting off our garments; a man his weapon for water.
Job 33:18
He will keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the spear.
Job 36:12
And if they will not hear, they shall pass away by the spear, and they shall expire without knowledge.
Song of Songs 4:13
Thy sendings forth a park of pomegranates, with most precious fruits, cypresses with spikenards,