Joel 2:8

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And each his brother they press not, Each in his way they go on, If by the missile they fall, they are not cut off.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joel 2:8 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 23:10He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:5Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
  3. Nehemiah 4:17who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
  4. Nehemiah 4:23So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
  5. Job 33:18to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
  6. Job 36:12But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
  7. Proverbs 30:27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
  8. Song of Solomon 4:13Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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