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.


In Context

6 From its face pained are peoples, All faces have gathered paleness.

7 As 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.

8 And each his brother they press not, Each in his way they go on, If by the missile they fall, they are not cut off.

9 In 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.

10 At their face trembled hath the earth, Shaken have the heavens, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

11 And Jehovah hath given forth His voice before His force, For very great is His camp, For mighty is the doer of His word, For great is the day of Jehovah — very fearful, And who doth bear it?

Joel 2:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9They 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.

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 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.