They have the appearance of horses;(A)
    they gallop along like cavalry.
With a noise like that of chariots(B)
    they leap over the mountaintops,
like a crackling fire(C) consuming stubble,
    like a mighty army drawn up for battle.

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(A)Their appearance is like the appearance of horses;
And like [a]swift steeds, so they run.
(B)With a noise like chariots
Over mountaintops they leap,
Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble,
Like a strong people set in battle array.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:4 Or horsemen

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle.(A) On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces.(B)

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(A)The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. (B)On their heads were crowns of something like gold, (C)and their faces were like the faces of men.

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