Joel 2:9 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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 (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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 (YLT)
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.
| in city; the They fro and | בָּעִ֣יר | bāʿîr | ba-EER |
| to run shall | יָשֹׁ֗קּוּ | yāšōqqû | ya-SHOH-koo |
| wall, the upon | בַּֽחוֹמָה֙ | baḥômāh | ba-hoh-MA |
| run shall they | יְרֻצ֔וּן | yĕruṣûn | yeh-roo-TSOON |
| houses; the upon up | בַּבָּתִּ֖ים | babbottîm | ba-boh-TEEM |
| climb shall they | יַעֲל֑וּ | yaʿălû | ya-uh-LOO |
| at windows the in | בְּעַ֧ד | bĕʿad | beh-AD |
| enter | הַחַלּוֹנִ֛ים | haḥallônîm | ha-ha-loh-NEEM |
| shall they | יָבֹ֖אוּ | yābōʾû | ya-VOH-oo |
| like a thief. | כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ | kaggannāb | ka-ɡa-NAHV |