Joel 2:8

Joel 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They do not jostle one another; each marches in his path; they burst through the weapons and are not halted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They do not push one another; Every one marches in his own column. Though they lunge between the weapons, They are not cut down.

Context of Joel 2:8

6Nations writhe in horror before them; all faces turn pale. 7They attack as warriors attack; they scale walls as men of war do. Each goes on his own path, and they do not change their course. They do not push each other; each proceeds on his own path. They dodge the arrows, never stopping. 9They storm the city; they run on the wall; they climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like thieves. 10The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining.

Joel 2:8 word by word

וְאִ֤ישׁ אָחִיו֙ לֹ֣א יִדְחָק֔וּן גֶּ֥בֶר בִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹ יֵֽלֵכ֑וּן וּבְעַ֥ד הַשֶּׁ֛לַח יִפֹּ֖לוּ לֹ֥א יִבְצָֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither shall oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• thrustדָּחַקdâchaq · to crowdH1766
• anotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• they shall walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• every oneגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• in his pathמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
• they fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• upon the swordשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · missileH7973
• they shall not be woundedבָּצַעbâtsa‛ · to cut off: to endH1214

Cross-references for Joel 2:8

• 2 Chronicles 23:10Then he stationed all the troops with their weapons in hand surrounding the king — from the right side of the temple to the left side, by the altar and by the temple.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall and heightening the towers and the other outside wall. He repaired the supporting terraces of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields.
• Nehemiah 4:17who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried the loads worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
• Job 33:18God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.
• Job 36:12But if they do not listen, they will cross the river of death and die without knowledge.

Commentaries on Joel 2:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They shall not be wounded - They have hard scales like a coat of mail; but the expression refers to the utter uselessness of all means to prevent their depredations. See Shaw's account above.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8When they fall upon the sword - (literally, “among the darts”) they shall not be wounded It may be that the prophet would describe how the locust seems armed as in a suit of armor. As one says, “Their form was wondrous; they had a sort of gorget round their neck like a lancer, and a helm on their head, such as soldiers wear.” But, more, he exhibits their indomitableness and impenetrableness, how nothing checks, nothing retards, nothing makes any…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9The locusts invaded both cities and farms, moving like a well-trained army. They scaled city walls and swarmed over the city. They found every way to enter, even climbing through windows like thieves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. Depicting the regular military order of their advance, "One locust not turning a nail's breadth out of his own place in the march" [Jerome]. Compare Pr 30:27, "The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands."Read the comment

Topics related to Joel 2:8

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joel
• War

In the dictionaries

• Darkness
• Fat
• Locust
• Pour
• Rend
• Reproach
• Thrust
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Joel (2)
• Arms, Armor

Commentaries on Joel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings