Before his face shall the people tremble: all faces [a]shall gather blackness.

They shall run like strong men, and go up to the wall like men of war, and every man shall go forward in his ways, and they shall not stay in their paths.

Neither shall one [b]thrust another, but everyone shall walk in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:6 They shall be pale and black for fear, as Nah. 2:10.
  2. Joel 2:8 For none shall be able to resist them.

At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;(A)
    every face turns pale.(B)
They charge like warriors;(C)
    they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,(D)
    not swerving(E) from their course.
They do not jostle each other;
    each marches straight ahead.
They plunge through defenses
    without breaking ranks.

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