Joel 2:4

4 Parecen caballos;
van a la carga como caballos de guerra.

Joel 2:4 Meaning and Commentary

Joel 2:4

The appearance of them [is] as the appearance of horses
in their running, as Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it; they came with, as much swiftness and eagerness, with as much fierceness and courage, as horses rush into the battle. Bochart ^F8 has shown, from various writers, that the head of a locust is in shape like that of a horse; and Theodoret on the text observes, that whoever thoroughly examines the head of a locust will easily perceive that it is very like the head of a horse; see ( Revelation 9:7 ) . The Chaldeans are often represented as strong and mighty, fierce and furious, and riding on horses exceeding swift, ( Jeremiah 4:13 ) ( 5:15 ) ( Habakkuk 1:6-8 ) ; and as horsemen, so shall they run;
with great agility and swiftness. The particle "as" is observed by some, against those interpreters that apply this wholly to the enemies of the Jews, and not the locusts; and it seems indeed best to favour them; but Theodoret observes, that the "as" here may be taken, not as a note of similitude, but as used for the increase and vehemency of the expression.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Hierozoic. par. 2. l. 4. c. 5. p. 474, 475.

Joel 2:4 In-Context

2 Es un día de oscuridad y penumbra,
un día de nubes densas y sombras profundas.
De repente, como el amanecer se extiende sobre las montañas,
aparece un ejército grande y poderoso.
Nunca antes se había visto algo semejante,
ni volverá a verse jamás.

3 Fuego va delante del ejército
y llamas detrás.
Delante de ellos, la tierra se extiende
tan hermosa como el jardín del Edén.
Detrás solo queda desolación;
nada escapa.

4 Parecen caballos;
van a la carga como caballos de guerra.

5 Mírenlos saltar a lo largo de las cumbres.
Escuchen el estruendo que producen, como el retumbar de carros de guerra,
como el rugir del fuego que arrasa los campos de hierba seca
o el despliegue de un poderoso ejército en batalla.

6 El miedo se apodera de la gente;
cada rostro palidece de terror.