The Meaning of Joel 2:7 Explained

Joel 2:7

KJV: 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:

YLT: As mighty ones they run, As men of war they go up a wall, And each in his own ways they do go, And they embarrass not their paths.

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

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

Discover Joel 2:7

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joel 2:7?

MEANING: What does Joel 2:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joel 2:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joel 2:7?

What is the context of Joel 2:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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:

What does Joel 2:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Joel 2:1-11 - A Summons To Penitence

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. The memory of God's loving kindness ought to have kept His people faithful and loyal, but since grace and love had failed to affect them awful judgments were announced. A small insect, the locust, was to prostrate man's boasted power. The four kinds of locusts here described and which doubtless devastated the country, were also symbols of the four world-empires, Assyria, Babylon, Greece, and Rome, which were to lay waste the Holy Land. Such judgments call for acts of repentance, such as fasting, humiliation, and intercession. There are days in national experience when it becomes us to gird ourselves and lament. The ministers and elders of the Church should lead the way. Where there has been infidelity to the great Lover of souls, when the visible Church or the individual member has turned from Christ to the wanton world, then joy withers away, Joel 1:12, spiritual worship ceases, Joel 1:9, and there can be neither peace nor safety until there has been repentance and return. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joel 2

¹ He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment
¹² He exhorts to repentance;
¹⁵ prescribes a fast;
¹⁸ promises a blessing thereon
²¹ He comforts Zion with present,
²⁸ and future blessings

What do the individual words in Joel 2:7 mean?

Like mighty men they run like men of war they climb the wall and every one in formation marches and not they do break ranks

כְּגִבּוֹרִ֣ים יְרֻצ֔וּן כְּאַנְשֵׁ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה יַעֲל֣וּ חוֹמָ֑ה וְאִ֤ישׁ בִּדְרָכָיו֙ יֵֽלֵכ֔וּן וְלֹ֥א יְעַבְּט֖וּן אֹרְחוֹתָֽם

כְּגִבּוֹרִ֣ים	Like mighty men
Parse: Preposition-k, Adjective, masculine plural Root: גִּבֹּור Sense: strong, mighty.
יְרֻצ֔וּן	they run
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, Paragogic nun Root: רוּץ Sense: to run.
כְּאַנְשֵׁ֥י	like men
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
מִלְחָמָ֖ה	of war
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
יַעֲל֣וּ	they climb
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
חוֹמָ֑ה	the wall
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חֹומָה Sense: wall.
וְאִ֤ישׁ	and every one
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
בִּדְרָכָיו֙	in formation
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
יֵֽלֵכ֔וּן	marches
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, Paragogic nun Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
וְלֹ֥א	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יְעַבְּט֖וּן	they do break
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, Paragogic nun Root: עָבַט Sense: to take a pledge, give a pledge (for a debt).
אֹרְחוֹתָֽם	ranks
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: אֹרַח Sense: way, path.

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