Joel 2:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

Joel 2:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joel 2:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joel 2:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course.”

Joel 2:7 — World English Bible

Joel 2:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks. ”

Joel 2:7 — American Standard Version

Joel 2:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Joel 2:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Joel 2:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and break not their ranks. ”

Joel 2:7 — Darby Translation

Joel 2:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They shall runne like strong men, and goe vp to the wall like men of warre, and euery man shall goe forward in his wayes, and they shall not stay in their paths.”

Joel 2:7 — Geneva Bible

Joel 2:7 in 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.

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What Does Joel 2:7 Mean?

Joel 2:7 is a verse from the Book of Joel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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