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Joel Chapter 2 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Joel 2:4

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.
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BBE Joel 2:4

Their form is like the form of horses, and they are running like war-horses.
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DARBY Joel 2:4

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so they run.
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KJV Joel 2:4

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
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WBT Joel 2:4

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WEB Joel 2:4

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses, And as horsemen, so do they run.
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YLT Joel 2:4

As the appearance of horses `is' its appearance, And as horsemen, so they run.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 4-6. - These verses describe the appearance of the locusts and the alarm which their presence causes. Verse 4. - The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses. They arc said to resemble horses in the shape of the head; hence the Germans call them Heupferde, or hay-horses, and the Italians cavalette. This resemblance had been noticed long ago by Theodoret, who says, "If any one should examine accurately the head of the locust, he will find it exceedingly like that of a horse." And as horsemen, so shall they run. In rapidity of motion they resembled running horses (parashim). Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap. This is the next circumstance noticed about them, viz. the noise of their motion. Their motion was peculiar; it was springing or leaping, and, when they sprang or leaped, the noise they made resembled the rattling of a jerky two-wheeled war-chariot over a rough mountain-road.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) As the appearance of horses.--So also are locusts described in the Revelation: "And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle" (from this likeness the Italians call a locust cavalletta) . . . "and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses running to battle" (Revelation 9:7; Revelation 9:9).