Joel 2:8 “They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst…”

Joel 2:8

They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

One doesn’t jostle another. They each march in their own path. They burst through the defenses and don’t break ranks.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Neither shall one thrust another, but euery one shall walke in his path: and when they fall vpon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

Darby Translation

Neither doth one press upon another; they march every one in his path; and fall amid weapons, but are not wounded.

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.

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.

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Cross references

“sword”

2 Chronicles 23:10 2 Chronicles 32:5 Nehemiah 4:23 Job 33:18 Nehemiah 4:17 Job 36:12

2 Chronicles 23:10 · BSB

He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.

2 Chronicles 32:5 · BSB

Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abu…

Nehemiah 4:23 · BSB

So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.

Job 33:18 · BSB

to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

Nehemiah 4:17 · BSB

who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.

Job 36:12 · BSB

But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.

9They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.

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