Before them the people writhe in pain;
(A)All faces [a]are drained of color.
They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like men of war;
Every one marches in formation,
And they do not break (B)ranks.
They do not push one another;
Every one marches in his own [b]column.
Though they lunge between the weapons,
They are not [c]cut down.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:6 LXX, Tg., Vg. gather blackness
  2. Joel 2:8 Lit. highway
  3. Joel 2:8 Halted by losses

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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