[a]With a (A)noise as of chariots
They leap on the tops of the mountains,
Like the [b]crackling of a (B)flame of fire consuming the stubble,
Like a mighty people arranged for battle.
Before them the people are in (C)anguish;
All (D)faces [c]turn pale.
They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like soldiers;
And they each (E)march [d]in line,
Nor do they deviate from their paths.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:5 Lit Like the noise of chariots
  2. Joel 2:5 Lit noise
  3. Joel 2:6 Or become flushed
  4. Joel 2:7 Lit in his ways