They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

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They charge like warriors;(A)
    they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,(B)
    not swerving(C) from their course.

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They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like men of war;
Every one marches in formation,
And they do not break (A)ranks.

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Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

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They do not jostle each other;
    each marches straight ahead.
They plunge through defenses
    without breaking ranks.

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They do not push one another;
Every one marches in his own [a]column.
Though they lunge between the weapons,
They are not [b]cut down.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:8 Lit. highway
  2. Joel 2:8 Halted by losses