2:8 They do not jostle one another; 1
each of them marches straight ahead. 2
They burst through 3 the city defenses 4
and do not break ranks.
2:26 You will have plenty to eat,
and your hunger will be fully satisfied; 5
you will praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has acted wondrously in your behalf.
My people will never again be put to shame.
1 tn “each one does not crowd his brother.”
2 tn Heb “each warrior walks in his own course.”
3 tn 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).
4 tn 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.
5 tn Heb “you will surely eat and be satisfied.”