Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There shall not one drive another, but each shall keep his own way. They shall break in at the windows, and not be hurt:
New American Standard Bible
They march everyone in his path;
When they
They do not break ranks.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
each man proceeds on his own path.
They dodge the arrows, never stopping.
International Standard Version
Neither does a man crowd his fellow soldier; each one marches in his own path. When they fall by the sword they are not injured.
A Conservative Version
Neither does one push another. They march each one in his path, and they burst through the weapons, and do not break off.
American Standard Version
Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course .
Amplified
They do not crowd each other;
Each one marches in his path.
When they burst through the defenses (weapons),
They do not break ranks.
Bible in Basic English
No one is pushing against another; everyone goes straight on his way: bursting through the sword points, their order is not broken.
Darby Translation
Neither doth one press upon another; they march every one in his path; and fall amid weapons, but are not wounded.
Julia Smith Translation
And they shall not thrust a man his brother; they shall go a man in his high way: and in the midst of the javelin shall they fall, they shall not be cut in pieces.
King James 2000
Neither shall one jostle another; they shall walk each one in his path: and when they lunge between the swords, they shall not be wounded.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They do not jostle {one another}; each goes on its own trail; and through the falling weapons, they are not halted.
Modern King James verseion
And each one shall not press his brother; they each go in his paths. And if they fall behind their weapons, they shall not be cut off.
NET Bible
They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks.
New Heart English Bible
Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and do not break ranks.
The Emphasized Bible
Nor, against each other, shall they strike, Each - on his own highway, shall they march, - though, in among the weapons, they fall, they shall not stop.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and don't break ranks.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Armies » Marched » With order and precision
Joel » declares » God's judgment
Locusts » Illustrative » Of destructive enemies
Walls » Of cities » Adroitness of soldiers in scaling, alluded to
Interlinear
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Yalak
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Day Of Yahweh Is Near
7 These shall run like giants, and leap over the walls like men of war. Every man in his going will keep his array, and not go out of his Path. 8 There shall not one drive another, but each shall keep his own way. They shall break in at the windows, and not be hurt: 9 They shall come into the city, and run upon the walls; They shall climb up upon the houses, and slip in at the windows like a thief.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 23:10
And he set all the people and every man his weapon in his hand, from the right corner of the house to the left corner of the house, along by the altar and the house round about the king.
2 Chronicles 32:5
And he went to lustily and built up the wall where it was broken, and made towers above upon, and yet another wall without, and repaired Millo the city of David, and made many darts and shields.
Nehemiah 4:17
which builded on the wall, and bare burdens from those that laded them. With one hand did they the work, and with the other held they their weapon.
Nehemiah 4:23
As for me and my brethren, and my servants, and the men of the watch behind me, we put never off our clothes, so much as to wash ourselves.
Job 33:18
keepeth his soul from destruction, and his life from the sword.
Job 36:12
But if they will not obey, they shall go through the sword, and perish before they be aware.
Song of Songs 4:13
The fruits that sprout in thee are like a very Paradise of pomegranates with sweet fruits: