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They run like mighty warriors,[a]
    they scale the wall like men of war;
each goes on its own way,
    and they do not swerve from their paths.
They do not jostle one another;[b]
    each goes on its own trail;
and through the falling weapons,[c]
    they are not halted.
In the city they rush forth;
    on the walls[d] they run.
Into the houses they climb up;
    through the windows
        they enter like a thief.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:7 That is, the “great and strong army” (see 2:2)
  2. Joel 2:8 Literally “each man his brother”
  3. Joel 2:8 Hebrew “weapon”
  4. Joel 2:9 Hebrew “wall”