Joel 2:4 KJV — MannaFest

Joel 2:4

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

KJV

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WEB

Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.

DBT

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so they run.

ASV

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.

YLT

As the appearance of horses is its appearance, And as horsemen, so they run.

About this book

Old Testament

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Joel — A locust plague, a call to return, and a promise of the Spirit poured out on all flesh — the text Peter will cite on the day of Pentecost.

Author: Joel son of Pethuel (1:1)
Date: Disputed — proposals range from 9th c. BC (early pre-exilic) to post-exilic 5th c. BC; the book itself is undated

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Revelation 9:7
And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Some of the ancients have observed that the head of a locust is very like, in shape, to the head of a horse. Very loud and noisy-- like the noise of chariots, of many chariots, when driven furiously over rough ground, on the tops of the mountains,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

A serious call to the people, when they are under this sore judgment, to return and repent, to fast and pray, and to seek unto God for mercy, with directions how to do this aright,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

An earnest call to repentance, ver. 12-17. A promise of all good things to the penitent, ver. 18-27. A prophecy of the Messiah's kingdom, ver. 28-32.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

The locust's head is so like that of a horse that the Italians call it cavalette. Compare Job 39:20, "the horse . . . as the grasshopper," or locust. run--The locust bounds, not unlike the horse's gallop, raising and letting down together the two front feet.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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