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Joel 3:15

Judgment

13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

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

16 The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.

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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 and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
KJV
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
WEB
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
ASV
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
DARBY
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
BLB
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness.
ÅB
Sol og måne sortner, og stjernene holder opp å lyse.
OTB
Solen og månen vil bli formørket,
og stjernene vil miste sin glans.
B1930
Sol og måne sortner, og stjernene holder op å lyse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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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  • Luke 21:25–26

    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 2:31

    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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  • Isaiah 13:10

    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.

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  • 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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