NET Bible
"People writhe in fear when they see them. All of their faces turn pale with fright."
— Joel 2:6, NET Bible
“Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.”
“At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale. ”
“At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.”
“At their presence the people shall be in grievous pains: all faces shall be made like a kettle.”
“At their coming the people are bent with pain: all faces become red together.”
“Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.”
Like fire they devour everything in their path; a flame blazes behind them. The land looks like the Garden of Eden before them, but behind them there is only a desolate wilderness– for nothing escapes them!
They look like horses; they charge ahead like war horses.
They sound like chariots rumbling over mountain tops, like the crackling of blazing fire consuming stubble, like the noise of a mighty army being drawn up for battle.
People writhe in fear when they see them. All of their faces turn pale with fright.
They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. Each one proceeds on his course; they do not alter their path.
They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks.
They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief.