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Joel 2:8
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6 Before them the people writhe in pain;
aAll faces1 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 aranks. 
8 They do not push one another;
Every one marches in his own1 column.
Though they lunge between the weapons,
They are not1 cut down. 
9 They run to and fro in the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They aenter at the windows blike a thief. 
10 aThe earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble;
bThe sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness. 
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Joel 2:8

Neither shall one thrust another—that is, press upon so as to thrust his next neighbor out of his place, as usually occurs in a large multitude.

when they fall upon the sword—that is, among missiles.

not be wounded—because they are protected by defensive armor [GROTIUS]. MAURER translates, "Their (the locusts') ranks are not broken when they rush among missiles" (compare Daniel 11:22).



Joel 2:7-9

Depicting the regular military order of their advance, "One locust not turning a nail's breadth out of his own place in the march" [JEROME]. Compare Proverbs 30:27, "The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands."




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Joel 2:8:

Joel 1:15
Revelation 9:12

 

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