Joel 2:9 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
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.
English ASV
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.
English Amplified
They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up on and into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up on and into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
They storm the city; they run on the wall; they climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like thieves.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.
English EASY 2024
They quickly attack a city and they run over its walls. They climb into the houses. as they go through the windows like robbers.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
They run to the city. They quickly climb over the wall. They climb into the houses. They climb through the windows like thieves.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls, they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
They rush against the city; they run over the walls; they climb up the houses and go in through the windows like thieves.
English God's Word - GW 1995
They rush into the city. They run along the wall. They climb into houses. They enter through windows like thieves.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
They storm the city; they run on the wall; they climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like thieves.
English KJV 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.
English LSB
They rush on the city; They run on the wall; They climb up into the houses; They enter through the windows like a thief.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
They rush on the city, they run on the wall; they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like thieves.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
They assault the city, they run upon the wall, they climb into the houses; In at the windows they come like thieves.
English NET Bible - 2005 (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.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
They attack a city. They run along its wall. They climb into houses. They enter through windows like robbers.
English NIV
They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows.
English NKJ 1982
They run to and fro in the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief.
English NLT
They swarm over the city and run along its walls. They enter all the houses, climbing like thieves through the windows.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls; they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
They rush against the city and scale its walls. They climb up into the houses and enter through the windows like thieves.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls; they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
They swarm upon the city; they run upon the walls; they climb up into the houses, coming like thieves through the windows.
English Tyndale 1537
They shall come in to the city, and run upon the walls: They shall climb up upon the houses, and slip in at the windows like a thief.