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Joel 2:8

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2:8They do not jostle one another;27

each of them marches straight ahead.28

They burst through29 the city defenses30

and do not break ranks.

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Footnotes

  1. 27 “each one does not crowd his brother.”
  2. 28 Heb “each warrior walks in his own course.”
  3. 29 Heb “they fall upon.” This line has been interpreted in two different ways: (1) although they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded (), or (2) when they “burst through” the city’s defenses, they will not break ranks (, , , ).
  4. 30 Heb “missile” or “javelin.” This term appears to function as a synecdoche for the city’s defenses as a whole (cf. , , ). Some scholars instead understand the reference to be an aqueduct by which the locusts (or armies) entered the city.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They do not jostle one another;

each marches in his path;

they burst through the weapons

and are not halted.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They do not jostle each other;

each marches straight ahead.

They plunge through defenses

without breaking ranks.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They do not push each other;

each proceeds on his own path.

They dodge the arrows, never stopping.

NLTNew Living Translation

They never jostle each other;

each moves in exactly the right position.

They break through defenses

without missing a step.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They do not jostle one another;

each goes on its own trail;

and through the falling weapons,

they are not halted.

KJV 1900King 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.