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Isaiah 13:10

8 Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.

9 Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming— cruel, with fury and burning anger— to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it.

For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.

11 I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.

12 I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
KJV
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
WEB
For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
ASV
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine.
DARBY
For the stars of the heavens and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
BLB
For the stars of the heavens and their constellations their light will not shine forth; the sun will be darkened in its going forth, and the moon will not cause to shine its light.
ÅB
for himmelens stjerner og dens strålende stjernebilder skal ikke la sitt lys skinne; solen er mørk når den går opp, og månen skinner ikke.
OTB
For himmelens stjerner og deres stjernebilder vil ikke skinne; den oppgående solen vil bli mørklagt, og månen vil ikke gi sitt lys.
B1930
for himmelens stjerner og dens strålende stjernebilleder skal ikke la sitt lys skinne; solen er mørk når den går op, og månen skinner ikke.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joel 2:31

    The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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  • Matthew 24:29

    Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

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  • Mark 13:24

    But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

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  • Ezekiel 32:7–8

    When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.

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  • Joel 3:15

    The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.

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  • Isaiah 24:23

    The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

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  • Luke 21:25

    There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

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  • Joel 2:10

    Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.

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