Joel 2:4 meaning and explanation

Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.

Joel 2:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Joel is describing the invading army that signals the Day of the LORD, and in verse 4 he compares the attackers to horses and swift steeds. The Hebrew word for horse, sus, is the ordinary term; the point is speed and terror, not a literal cavalry.

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