Joe 2:8 | NETfull | STEP | They do not jostle one another; each of them marches straight ahead. They burst through the city defenses and do not break ranks.

Joel 2:8

8 They do not jostle one another; ^{▼▼ “each one does not crowd his brother.”}
each of them marches straight ahead. ^{▼▼ Heb “each warrior walks in his own course.”}
They burst through ^{▼▼ Heb “they fall upon.” This line has been interpreted in two different ways: (1) although they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded (KJV), or (2) when they “burst through” the city’s defenses, they will not break ranks (RSV, NASB, NIV, NIrV).} the city defenses ^{▼▼ Heb “missile” or “javelin.” This term appears to function as a synecdoche for the city’s defenses as a whole (cf. NASB, NIV, TEV). Some scholars instead understand the reference to be an aqueduct by which the locusts (or armies) entered the city.}
and do not break ranks.