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Joel 2:7
They are running like strong men, they go over the wall like men of war; every man goes straight on his way, their lines are not broken.
Joel 2:7 · Bible in Basic English
Joel 2:7 in other translations
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:
They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.
They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course.
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In context
4 Their form is like the form of horses, and they are running like war-horses.
5 Like the sound of war-carriages they go jumping on the tops of the mountains; like the noise of a flame of fire burning up the grain-stems, like a strong people lined up for the fight.
6 At their coming the people are bent with pain: all faces become red together.
7 They are running like strong men, they go over the wall like men of war; every man goes straight on his way, their lines are not broken.
8 No one is pushing against another; everyone goes straight on his way: bursting through the sword points, their order is not broken.
9 They make a rush on the town, running on the wall; they go up into the houses and in through the windows like a thief.
10 The earth is troubled before them and the heavens are shaking: the sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining:
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