Joel 2:3-9 Common English Bible (CEB)

3. In front of them a fire consumes;and behind them a flame burns.Land ahead of them is like Eden’s garden,but they leave behind them a barren wasteland;nothing escapes them.

4. They resemble horses,and like warhorses they charge,

5. like the rumbling of chariots.They leap on the mountaintops—like the crackling of a fire’s flame,devouring the stubble;like a powerful armyready for battle.

6. In their presence, peoples shake with fear;all faces turn red with worry.

7. Like warriors they charge;like soldiers they climb the wall.Each keeps to their own path;they didn’t change their course.

8. They don’t crowd each other;each keeps to their own path.Even if they fall among the weapons,they won’t stop.

9. They rush upon the city;they run upon the walls.They climb into the houses;they enter through the windows like thieves.

Joel 2