Joel 2:9
“They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They shall run to and fro in the city,.... Leap about from place to place, as locusts do; see Isa 33:4; and as the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They shall run to and fro in the city - “The city” is questionless Jerusalem. So to the Romans, “the city” meant Rome;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joel 2:1-11
Here we have God contending with his own professing people for their sins and executing upon them the judgment written…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
They course about in the city; they run upon the wall no sooner have they gained an entrance than they make the city…