Joel 2:9
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They shall enter into the city: they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up the houses, they shall come in at the windows, as a thief.

enter.

Exodus 10:6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of thy servants, and of all the Egyptians: such a number as thy fathers have not seen, nor thy grandfathers, from the time they were first upon the earth, until this present day. And he turned himself away, and went forth from Pharao.

Jeremiah 9:21 For death is come up through our windows, it is entered into our houses to destroy the children from without, the young men from the streets.

John 10:1 Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Context
The Army of Locusts
8No one shall press upon his brother: they shall walk every one in his path: yea, and they shall fall through the windows, and shall take no harm. 9They shall enter into the city: they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up the houses, they shall come in at the windows, as a thief.10At their presence the earth hath trembled, the heavens are moved: the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.…
Cross References
John 10:1
Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Exodus 10:6
And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of thy servants, and of all the Egyptians: such a number as thy fathers have not seen, nor thy grandfathers, from the time they were first upon the earth, until this present day. And he turned himself away, and went forth from Pharao.

Jeremiah 9:21
For death is come up through our windows, it is entered into our houses to destroy the children from without, the young men from the streets.

Joel 2:8
No one shall press upon his brother: they shall walk every one in his path: yea, and they shall fall through the windows, and shall take no harm.

Lexicon
They storm
יָשֹׁ֗קּוּ (yā·šōq·qū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8264: To course, to seek greedily

the city;
בָּעִ֣יר (bā·‘îr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

they run
יְרֻצ֔וּן (yə·ru·ṣūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 7323: To run

along the wall;
בַּֽחוֹמָה֙ (ba·ḥō·w·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2346: A wall of protection

they climb
יַעֲל֑וּ (ya·‘ă·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

into houses,
בַּבָּתִּ֖ים (bab·bāt·tîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

entering
יָבֹ֖אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

through
בְּעַ֧ד (bə·‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

windows
הַחַלּוֹנִ֛ים (ha·ḥal·lō·w·nîm)
Article | Noun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2474: A window

like thieves.
כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ (kag·gan·nāḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1590: A stealer


Additional Translations
They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run on the wall, they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

They shall seize upon the city, and run upon the walls, and go up upon the houses, and enter in through the windows as thieves.

They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.

They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.
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