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

6Before them the people are in anguish; All faces turn pale. 7They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths. They do not crowd each other, They march everyone in his path; When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks. 9They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief. 10Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.

Joel 2:8 word by word

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

• They do not crowdדָּחַקdâchaq · to crowdH1766
• eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• otherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• They marchהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• everyoneגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• in his pathמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
• burstנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• throughבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
• defensesשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · missileH7973
• They do not breakבָּצַעbâtsa‛ · to cut offH1214

Cross-references for Joel 2:8

• 2 Chronicles 23:10He stationed all the people, each man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, by the altar and by the house, around the king.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.
• Nehemiah 4:17Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon.
• Job 33:18He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.
• Job 36:12But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will 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