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Joel 2:4

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Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and as horsemen, so do they run.
Joel 2:4 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
  • BSB Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.
  • NKJV Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like swift steeds, so they run.
  • NASB Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like war horses, so they run.
  • NLT They look like horses; they charge forward like warhorses.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 1

  • Rev 9:7The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.

Resources, by level

Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Joel videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Joel 2:4YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on JoelMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The promised outpouring of the Spirit on all flesh and the call to 'everyone who calls on the name of the LORD' are fulfilled at Pentecost in the name of Jesus.

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Original language

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.

The appearanceמַרְאֶהof them is as the appearanceמַרְאֶהof horsesסוּסand as horsemenפָּרָשׁso shall they runרוּץ
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