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Joel 2:31

The return of ChristJudgment

29 Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

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

32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.

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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
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
KJV
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
WEB
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
ASV
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.
DARBY
The sun shall be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.
BLB
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of of the great and awesome day of YHWH.
ÅB
Solen skal omskiftes til mørke, og månen til blod, før Herrens dag kommer, den store og forferdelige.
OTB
Solen vil bli forvandlet til mørke
og månen til blod
før Herrens store og fryktinngytende dag kommer.
B1930
Solen skal omskiftes til mørke, og månen til blod, før Herrens dag kommer, den store og forferdelige.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 6:12–13

    And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

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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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  • Malachi 4:1

    “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

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  • Malachi 4:5

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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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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  • Zephaniah 1:14–16

    The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.

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  • Mark 13:24–25

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

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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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