Joel 2:3-10 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

3. Fiery flames surround them;no one escapes.Before they invaded,the land was like Eden;now only a desert remains.

4. They look like horsesand charge like cavalry.

5. They roar over mountainslike noisy chariots,or a mighty armyready for battle.They are a forest firethat feasts on straw.

6. The very sight of themis frightening.

7. They climb over wallslike warriors;they march in columnsand never turn aside.

8. They charge straight ahead,without pushing each other;even arrows and spearscannot make them retreat.

9. They swarm over city wallsand enter our homes;they crawl in through windows,just like thieves.

10. They make the earth trembleand the heavens shake;the sun and moon turn dark,and stars stop shining.

Joel 2