Joel 2:8 (GNV)

Passage

Neither shall one thrust another, but euery one shall walke in his path: and when they fall vpon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

Nearby Context

Joel 2:6 Before his face shall the people tremble: all faces shall gather blackenesse.

Joel 2:7 They shall runne like strong men, and goe vp to the wall like men of warre, and euery man shall goe forward in his wayes, and they shall not stay in their paths.

Joel 2:8 Neither shall one thrust another, but euery one shall walke in his path: and when they fall vpon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

Joel 2:9 They shall runne to and from in the citie: they shall runne vpon the wall: they shall clime vp vpon the houses, and enter in at ye windowes like ye thiefe.

Joel 2:10 The earth shall tremble before him, ye heauens shall shake, the sunne and the moone shalbe darke, and the starres shall withdraw their shining,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wounded", "neither", "shall", "thrust", "another", "euery", "walke", and "path". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wounded" and "neither", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "They shall runne like strong men and..." into verse 9's "They shall runne to and from in...", so "wounded" and "neither" belong inside that flow. In Joel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wounded" and "neither" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.