7They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don't swerve off course.


In Context

4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses, and as horsemen, so do they run.

5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

6 At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.

7 They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don't swerve off course.

8 Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and don't break ranks.

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

Joel 2:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:7They 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:7They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:7They shall run like valiant men: like men of war they shall scale the wall: the men shall march every one on his way, and they shall not turn aside from their ranks.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:7They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and break not their ranks.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:7They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7They 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:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:7As mighty ones they run, As men of war they go up a wall, And each in his own ways they do go, And they embarrass not their paths.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:7They 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: