Joel 2:10
8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
- KJV
- The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
- WEB
- The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
- ASV
- The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
- DARBY
- The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
- BLB
- Before their faces quakes the earth; the heavens quake; the sun and moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their brightness.
- ÅB
- Foran dem skjelver jorden og rister himmelen; sol og måne sortner, og stjernene holder opp å lyse.
- OTB
- Foran dem skjelver jorden,
himlene skjelver,
solen og månen blir mørklagt,
og stjernene mister sin glans. - B1930
- Foran dem skjelver jorden og ryster himmelen; sol og måne sortner, og stjernene holder op å lyse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Read in contextIsaiah 13:10
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.
Read in contextJoel 3:15–16
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Read in contextPsalms 18:7
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
Read in contextActs 2:20
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
Read in contextEzekiel 32:7–8
And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Read in contextMark 13:24–25
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Read in contextJeremiah 4:23
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
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