The Army of Locusts
Joel 2:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.Or like charioteers or like cavalry
- KJV
- The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
- WEB
- Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and they run as horsemen.
- ASV
- The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.
- LSV
- As the appearance of horses [is] its appearance, || And as horsemen, so they run.
- YLT
- As the appearance of horses [is] its appearance, And as horsemen, so they run.
- DBY
- The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so they run.
- DRC
- The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses, and they shall run like horsemen.
- GNV
- The beholding of him is like the sight of horses, and like the horsemen, so shall they runne.
- JPS
- The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.
- LXXE
- Their appearance is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they pursue.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה סוּסִ֖ים מַרְאֵ֑הוּ וּכְפָרָשִׁ֖ים כֵּ֥ן יְרוּצֽוּן׃
- LXX-Br
- Ὡς ὅρασις ἵππων ἡ ὅρασις αὐτῶν, καὶ ὡς ἱππεῖς οὕτως καταδιώξονται.
Who and where
◆ Prophecies of Joel
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
FastsHorseLocust, TheLocustWarJoel (2)Israel, Prophecies concerningAfflictions and AdversitiesChurch
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Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 9:7And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.
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