Joel 2:9

The Army of Locusts

8They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks. 9They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.

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Berean Standard Bible
They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
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
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
They shall enter into the city: they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up the houses, they shall come in at the windows as a thief.
Free Bible Version
They rush to and fro in the city; they run along the walls; they climb into houses, entering through the windows like thieves.
Geneva Bible 1599
They shall runne to and from in the citie: they shall runne vpon the wall: they shall clime vp vpon the houses, and enter in at ye windowes like ye thiefe.
King James (Authorized) 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.
Translation for Translators
They swarm over the city walls and enter our houses; they enter through our windows like [SIM] thieves do.
Unlocked Literal Bible
They rush on the city, they run on the wall, they climb in the houses, and they go through the windows like thieves.
Noah Webster Bible
They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
World English Bible
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
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.