New International Version (NIV)
5With a noise like that of chariots
they leap over the mountaintops,
like a crackling fire consuming stubble,
like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
Joel 2:5
Joel 2:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
5 2:5 Lit Like the noise of chariotsWith a noise as of chariots
They leap about on the tops of the mountains,
Like the 2:5 Lit soundcrackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble,
Like a mighty people drawn up for battle.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
5With a noise as of chariots
They leap on the tops of the mountains,
Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble,
Like a mighty people arranged for battle.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5Like the noise of chariots
They leap on the tops of the mountains,
Like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble,
Like a mighty people set in battle formation. [Rev 9:7, 9]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
5With a sound like that of chariots
they bound over the mountaintops,
like the crackling of fire consuming stubble,
like a mighty army deployed for battle.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
5They sound like chariots as they leap over the mountaintops.
They crackle like fire burning up dry weeds.
They are like a mighty army
that is ready for battle.