9They 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.


In Context

6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

8 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.

9 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.

10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

Joel 2:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:9They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:9They 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:9They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:9They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run on the wall, they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.