Verse Comparison: Joel 2:9
American Standard Version
They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.
Amplified® Bible
They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up on {and} into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.
Contemporary English Version
They swarm over city walls and enter our homes; they crawl in through windows, just like thieves.
Darby English Version
They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.
Good News Bible
They rush against the city; they run over the walls; they climb up the houses and go in through the windows like thieves.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.
New International Version
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
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.
Revised Standard Version
They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls; they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief.
Young's Literal Translation
In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.