They do not crowd each other,
They march everyone in his path;
When they [a]burst through the [b]defenses,
They do not break ranks.
They rush on the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the (A)houses,
They (B)enter through the windows like a thief.
10 Before them the earth (C)quakes,
The heavens tremble,
The (D)sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:8 Lit fall
  2. Joel 2:8 Lit weapon, probably javelin