KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Joel 2:8
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s 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.
Surrounding context — Joel 2
5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
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?
Cross-references
Job 33:18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.2 Chronicles 32:5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.2 Chronicles 23:10And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.Nehemiah 4:23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, [saving that] every one put them off for washing.Song of Solomon 4:13Thy plants [are] an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,Nehemiah 4:17They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a weapon.Job 36:12But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
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