Joel 2:7
They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each one proceeds on his course; they do not alter their path.
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- Prov 30:27 : 27 locusts have no king, but they all go forward by ranks;
- Isa 5:26-29 : 26 He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation, he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth. Look, they come quickly and swiftly. 27 None tire or stumble, they don’t stop to nap or sleep. They don’t loosen their belts, or unstrap their sandals to rest. 28 Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm. 29 Their roar is like a lion’s; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.
- Jer 5:10 : 10 The LORD commanded the enemy,“March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the LORD.
- Joel 2:9 : 9 They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief.
- 2 Sam 1:23 : 23 Saul and Jonathan were greatly loved during their lives, and not even in their deaths were they separated. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
- 2 Sam 2:18-19 : 18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there– Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.(Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.) 19 Asahel chased Abner, without turning to the right or to the left as he followed Abner.
- 2 Sam 5:8 : 8 David said on that day,“Whoever attacks the Jebusites must approach the‘lame’ and the‘blind’ who are David’s enemies by going through the water tunnel.” For this reason it is said,“The blind and the lame cannot enter the palace.”
- Ps 19:5 : 5 Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course.
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- Joel 2:8-103 verses84%
8They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks.
9They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief.
10The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.
- Joel 2:2-65 verses79%
2It will be a day of dreadful darkness, a day of foreboding storm clouds, like blackness spread over the mountains. It is a huge and powerful army– there has never been anything like it ever before, and there will not be anything like it for many generations to come!
3Like fire they devour everything in their path; a flame blazes behind them. The land looks like the Garden of Eden before them, but behind them there is only a desolate wilderness– for nothing escapes them!
4They look like horses; they charge ahead like war horses.
5They sound like chariots rumbling over mountain tops, like the crackling of blazing fire consuming stubble, like the noise of a mighty army being drawn up for battle.
6People writhe in fear when they see them. All of their faces turn pale with fright.
- Nah 2:3-53 verses78%
3Prophetic Vision of the Fall of Nineveh The shields of his warriors are dyed red; the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments. The chariots are in flashing metal fittings on the day of battle; the soldiers brandish their spears.
4The chariots race madly through the streets, they rush back and forth in the broad plazas; they look like lightning bolts, they dash here and there like flashes of lightning.
5The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.
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5And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the LORD will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry.
- Isa 5:27-293 verses75%
27None tire or stumble, they don’t stop to nap or sleep. They don’t loosen their belts, or unstrap their sandals to rest.
28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are prepared. The hooves of their horses are hard as flint, and their chariot wheels are like a windstorm.
29Their roar is like a lion’s; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.
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37They will stumble over each other as those who flee before a sword, though there is no pursuer, and there will be no one to take a stand for you before your enemies.
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23Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.’”
- Isa 13:14-152 verses72%
14Like a frightened gazelle or a sheep with no shepherd, each will turn toward home, each will run to his homeland.
15Everyone who is caught will be stabbed; everyone who is seized will die by the sword.
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1Proclamation of the Destruction of Nineveh(2:2)“An enemy who will scatter you, Nineveh, has advanced against you!”“Guard the rampart! Watch the road! Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength!”
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16All of its soldiers are strong and mighty. Their arrows will send you to your grave.
- Jer 46:5-62 verses72%
5“What do I see! The soldiers are frightened. They are retreating. They are being scattered. They have fled for refuge without looking back. Terror is all around them,” says the LORD.
6But even the swiftest cannot get away. Even the strongest cannot escape. There in the north by the Euphrates River they have stumbled and fallen in defeat.
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13The one who can break through barriers will lead them out they will break out, pass through the gate, and leave. Their king will advance before them, The LORD himself will lead them.
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21They stood in order all around the camp. The whole army ran away; they shouted as they scrambled away.
- Amos 2:15-162 verses71%
15Archers will not hold their ground; fast runners will not save their lives, nor will those who ride horses.
16Bravehearted warriors will run away naked in that day.” The LORD is speaking!
- Ezek 7:16-172 verses71%
16Their survivors will escape to the mountains and become like doves of the valleys; all of them will moan– each one for his iniquity.
17All of their hands will hang limp; their knees will be wet with urine.
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42Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle, they are coming against you, fair Babylon!
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15For they flee from the swords– from the drawn sword and from the battle-ready bow and from the severity of the battle.
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29At the sound of the approaching horsemen and archers the people of every town will flee. Some of them will hide in the thickets. Others will climb up among the rocks. All the cities will be deserted. No one will remain in them.
- Hab 1:7-93 verses71%
7They are frightening and terrifying; they decide for themselves what is right.
8Their horses are faster than leopards and more alert than wolves in the desert. Their horses gallop, their horses come a great distance; like vultures they swoop down quickly to devour their prey.
9All of them intend to do violence; every face is determined. They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand.
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6They will attack us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say,‘They are retreating from us like before.’ We will retreat from them.
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7You will pursue your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword.
- Ezek 26:9-102 verses70%
9He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his weapons.
10He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses. Your walls will shake from the noise of the horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates like those who invade through a city’s broken walls.
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3Fathers will hear the hoofbeats of the enemies’ horses, the clatter of their chariots and the rumbling of their wheels. They will not turn back to save their children because they will be paralyzed with fear.
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9Judgment in the Valley of Jehoshaphat Proclaim this among the nations:“Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!
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14“They have blown the trumpet and everyone is ready, but no one goes to battle, because my anger is against their whole crowd.
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22Egypt will run away, hissing like a snake, as the enemy comes marching up in force. They will come against her with axes as if they were woodsmen chopping down trees.
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31But those who wait for the LORD’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
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12Thus I will strengthen them by my power, and they will walk about in my name,” says the LORD.
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12“The prince who is among them will raise his belongings onto his shoulder in darkness, and will go out. He will dig a hole in the wall to leave through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.
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25Your men will fall by the sword, your strong men will die in battle.
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19All of them will come and make their home in the ravines between the cliffs, and in the crevices of the cliffs, in all the thorn bushes, and in all the watering holes.
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13Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land, driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills, or like dead thistles before a strong gale.
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8Assyria will fall by a sword, but not one human-made; a sword not made by humankind will destroy them. They will run away from this sword and their young men will be forced to do hard labor.