Joel 2:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: ”

Joel 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They shall run like mighty men - They are on God’s message, and they linger not, “but rejoice to run their course” Psalms 19:5 . “The height of walls cannot hinder the charge of the mighty; they...
Joel 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Let the Alarm be Sounded, for the Locusts are Precursors of the Day of Yahweh. Speaking in Yahweh's name the prophet bids the priests sound the alarm from Mt. Zion, that all the community may reali...
Joel 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

men. Heir plural of 'enosh . App-14.
Joel 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Like mighty men - like men of war (and as...
Joel 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They shall run, &c.— Bochart again shews how exactly this description agrees with the locusts; first, They shall run. Now their manner of fighting is thus described; they strike or wound, not...
Joel 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Depicting the regular military orde...
Joel 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Repentance followed by Restoration Joel 2:1-17 are another description of the locust plague. An alarm is sounded as though the Day of Jehovah had come ( Joel 2:1-3 ). The advance of the locusts...
Joel 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(7-9) They shall run lite mighty men. — The onward irresistible march of the invaders is graphically described by the illustration of the advance of locusts. They appear on the mountains which envi...
Joel 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE LOCUSTS AND THE DAY OF THE LORD Joel 1:2-20 ; Joel 2:1-17 JOEL, as we have seen, found the motive of his prophecy in a recent plague of locusts, the appearance of which and the havoc they...
Joel 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Summons to Penitence Joel 1:1-20 ; Joel 2:1-11 We know nothing of Joel beyond this book. He was content to be God's mouthpiece and remain unknown. His message was one of unparalleled woe. Th...
Joel 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus dealt with the actual visitation and its terrible devastation, and having called the people into the place of humiliation, the prophet rose to a higher level, and interpreted the visitati...
Joel 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It will be very easy for a child of God to make a gracious improvement of what is here said, if read spiritually with an eye to soul exercises, in the conflicts of flesh and spirit, when once a life...
Joel 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They shall run like mighty men ,.... Like men of war, in a hostile way, as soldiers run upon their enemy with undaunted courage and bravery. Bochart from Pisidas describes the locusts' manner of fig...
Joel 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Ver. 7. They shall run like mighty men...
Joel 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They shall run like mighty men They shall proceed everywhere like stout and mighty men, who are afraid of nothing. The description here given agrees perfectly to locusts, as Bochart has shown. “Fir...
Joel 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Threatenings of Judgment. B. C. 720. 1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm i...
Joel 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They, locusts, and they who by the locusts are signified, viz. Chaldeans, Assyrians, or Babylonians, shall run, with speed, fierceness, and irresistible power, against their enemies. Mighty men;...
Joel 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The March Of The Young Locust/Grasshopperss ( Joel 2:4-11 ). Joel then describes the onward ‘march' of the young locusts in their mass movement made up of sheer numbers, advancing like a huge ‘arm...
Joel 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter still urges repentance, directs for a meeting of the people, and assures that God will have compassion. Joel 2:1 . Blow ] Priests must sound an alarm, as if foreig...
Joel 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joel 2:1 . Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, to convoke a solemn assembly for fasting and humiliation. Numbers 10:2-3 . Joel 2:2 . A day of darkness, nigrum esse. The army of locusts obscured the...
Joel 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Joel 2:1-29 These verses contain a further description of the calamity occasioned by the locusts and the appearance presented by them; the calling of a congregational meeting for...
Joel 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophet Urges Repentance
Joel 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 1:23 ; 2 Samuel 2:18 ; 2 Samuel 2:19 ; 2 Samuel 5:8 ; Isaiah 5:26-29 ; Jeremiah 5:10 ; Joel 2:9 ; Proverbs 30:27 ; Psalms 19:5
Joel 2:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

A Bird's-Eye View of Joel Joel 2:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The Book of Joel anticipates the day of Jehovah. The 1st chapter has a definite historical setting, but it also looks forward in ant...
Joel 2:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Their ranks — This skill in ordering and the steadiness in keeping under, exactly like trained soldiers, foretells the terror and strength of both the armies signified by these locusts, and of the...

Joel 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joel 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Joel 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Joel 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Joel 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Joel 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Joel 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joel 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Joel 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Joel 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joel 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Joel 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Joel 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joel 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joel 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joel 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joel 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Joel 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Joel 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Joel 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joel 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Joel 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Joel 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joel 2:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Joel 2:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes