Joel 2:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They rush into the city, they run upon the walls. They climb into houses and enter through the windows like a thief.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses, they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They leap{H8264} upon the city;{H5892} they run{H7323} upon the wall;{H2346} they climb up{H5927} into the houses;{H1004} they enter in{H935} at the windows{H2474} like a thief.{H1590}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They shall run to and fro{H8264}{(H8799)} in the city{H5892}; they shall run{H7323}{(H8799)} upon the wall{H2346}, they shall climb up{H5927}{(H8799)} upon the houses{H1004}; they shall enter in{H935}{(H8799)} at the windows{H2474} like a thief{H1590}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They shal come into the cite, & runne vpon the walles: They shal clymme vp vpon the houses, & slyppe in at the wyndowes like a thefe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    They shal runne to & fro in the citie: they shal runne vpon the wall: they shal clime vp vpon the houses, & enter in at ye windowes like ye thiefe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They shall runne to and fro in the citie, they shall runne vp & downe vpon the wall, they shall climbe into the houses, they shall enter in at the windowes like a theefe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They make a rush on the town, running on the wall; they go up into the houses and in through the windows like a thief.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 9:21 : 21 Speak, this is what the Lord declares: The dead bodies of people will fall like dung on the open field, like bundles left behind by the reaper, with no one to gather them.
  • John 10:1 : 1 Truly, truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber.
  • Exod 10:6 : 6 They will fill your houses, the houses of all your officials, and the houses of all the Egyptians—something neither your parents nor your ancestors have ever seen from the day they settled in this land until now." Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh.

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