Joel 2:7
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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.
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.
Hebrew words
כְּגִבּוֹרִיםkegiborimlike warriorsH1368יְרֻצוּןyerutzunthey run !H7323כְּאַנְשֵׁיke'ansheilike men ofH582מִלְחָמָהmilchamahwarH4421יַעֲלוּya'aluthey go upH5927חוֹמָהchomaha wallH2346וְאִישׁve'ishand eachH376בִּדְרָכָיוbidrakhavon ways itsH1870יֵלֵכוּןyelekhunthey go !H1980וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יְעַבְּטוּןye'abetunthey exchange !H5670אֹרְחוֹתָם׃'orechotampaths theirH734
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- Isaiah 5:26-2926 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: 28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: 29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.26 He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come! 27 None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. 28 Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. 29 Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.
- 2 Samuel 5:8And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
- Jeremiah 5:10Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord’s.Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- Joel 2:9They 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.They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
- 2 Samuel 2:18-1918 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle, 19 and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
- Psalm 19:5Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
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