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Joel 2:2-9
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
2
A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As dawn is spread over the mountains,
So
there is a great and mighty people;
There has never been
anything
like it,
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.
3
A fire consumes before them,
And behind them a flame devours.
The land is like the Garden of Eden before them,
But a desolate wilderness behind them,
And nothing at all escapes them.
4
Their appearance is like the appearance of horses;
And like war horses, so they run.
5
With a noise as of chariots
They leap about on the tops of the mountains,
Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble,
Like a mighty people drawn up for battle.
6
Before them the people are in anguish;
All faces turn pale.
7
They run like warriors,
They climb the wall like soldiers;
And each of them marches in line,
Nor do they lose their way.
8
They do not crowd each other,
Every warrior of them marches in his path;
When they burst through the defenses,
They do not break ranks.
9
They storm the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They enter through the windows like a thief.
King James Version
Chapter 2
2
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
3
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
4
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 2
2
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and total darkness,
like the dawn spreading over the mountains;
a great and strong people appears,
such as never existed in ages past
and never will again
in all the generations to come.
3
A fire devours in front of them,
and behind them a flame blazes.
The land in front of them
is like the garden of Eden,
but behind them,
it is like a desert wasteland;
there is no escape from them.
4
Their appearance is like that of horses,
and they gallop like war horses.
5
They bound on the tops of the mountains.
Their sound is like the sound of chariots,
like the sound of fiery flames consuming stubble,
like a mighty army deployed for war.
6
Nations writhe in horror before them;
all faces turn pale.
7
They attack as warriors attack;
they scale walls as men of war do.
Each goes on his own path,
and they do not change their course.
8
They do not push each other;
each proceeds on his own path.
They dodge the arrows, never stopping.
9
They storm the city;
they run on the wall;
they climb into the houses;
they enter through the windows like thieves.
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
2
It is a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of thick clouds and deep blackness.
Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains,
a great and mighty army appears.
Nothing like it has been seen before
or will ever be seen again.
3
Fire burns in front of them,
and flames follow after them.
Ahead of them the land lies
as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.
Behind them is nothing but desolation;
not one thing escapes.
4
They look like horses;
they charge forward like warhorses.
5
Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops.
Listen to the noise they make — like the rumbling of chariots,
like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble,
or like a mighty army moving into battle.
6
Fear grips all the people;
every face grows pale with terror.
7
The attackers march like warriors
and scale city walls like soldiers.
Straight forward they march,
never breaking rank.
8
They never jostle each other;
each moves in exactly the right position.
They break through defenses
without missing a step.
9
They swarm over the city
and run along its walls.
They enter all the houses,
climbing like thieves through the windows.
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
2
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains
a great and powerful people;
their like has never been before,
nor will be again after them
through the years of all generations.
3
Fire devours before them,
and behind them a flame burns.
The land is like the garden of Eden before them,
but behind them a desolate wilderness,
and nothing escapes them.
4
Their appearance is like the appearance of horses,
and like war horses they run.
5
As with the rumbling of chariots,
they leap on the tops of the mountains,
like the crackling of a flame of fire
devouring the stubble,
like a powerful army
drawn up for battle.
6
Before them peoples are in anguish;
all faces grow pale.
7
Like warriors they charge;
like soldiers they scale the wall.
They march each on his way;
they do not swerve from their paths.
8
They do not jostle one another;
each marches in his path;
they burst through the weapons
and are not halted.
9
They leap upon the city,
they run upon the walls,
they climb up into the houses,
they enter through the windows like a thief.
New International Version
Chapter 2
2
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness.
Like dawn spreading across the mountains
a large and mighty army comes,
such as never was in ancient times
nor ever will be in ages to come.
3
Before them fire devours,
behind them a flame blazes.
Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,
behind them, a desert waste—
nothing escapes them.
4
They have the appearance of horses;
they gallop along like cavalry.
5
With a noise like that of chariots
they leap over the mountaintops,
like a crackling fire consuming stubble,
like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
6
At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;
every face turns pale.
7
They charge like warriors;
they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,
not swerving from their course.
8
They do not jostle each other;
each marches straight ahead.
They plunge through defenses
without breaking ranks.
9
They rush upon the city;
they run along the wall.
They climb into the houses;
like thieves they enter through the windows.
New King James Version
Chapter 2
2
A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
Like the morning
clouds
spread over the mountains.
A people
come,
great and strong,
The like of whom has never been;
Nor will there ever be any
such
after them,
Even for many successive generations.
3
A fire devours before them,
And behind them a flame burns;
The land
is
like the Garden of Eden before them,
And behind them a desolate wilderness;
Surely nothing shall escape them.
4
Their appearance is like the appearance of horses;
And like swift steeds, so they run.
5
With a noise like chariots
Over mountaintops they leap,
Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble,
Like a strong people set in battle array.
6
Before them the people writhe in pain;
All faces are drained of color.
7
They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like men of war;
Every one marches in formation,
And they do not break ranks.
8
They do not push one another;
Every one marches in his own column.
Though they lunge between the weapons,
They are not cut down.
9
They run to and fro in the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They enter at the windows like a thief.
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