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

6People writhe in fear when they see them. All of their faces turn pale with fright. 7They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each one proceeds on his course; they do not alter their path. They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks. 9They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief. 10The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.

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 23:10He placed the men at their posts, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.
• Nehemiah 4:17who were rebuilding the wall. Those who were carrying loads did so by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.
• Job 33:18He spares a person’s life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.
• Job 36:12But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire 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