Joel 2:10 Parallel Translations

The earth quakes in their presence, and the sky shakes. The sun and the moon turn dark, and the stars no longer shine.(GOD'S WORD®)

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:

ASV:

The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

BBE:

The earth is troubled before them and the heavens are shaking: the sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining:

DBY:

The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

ERV:

The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble: the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining:

JPS:

Before them the earth quaketh, the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.

WBS:

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.

YLT:

At their face trembled hath the earth, Shaken have the heavens, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

Joel 2:10 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.

Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light.

Isaiah 34:4 And all the host of heaven will wear away, And the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts will also wither away As a leaf withers from the vine, Or as one withers from the fig tree.

Jeremiah 4:23 I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.

Ezekiel 32:7 "And 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.

Ezekiel 32:8 "All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you And will set darkness on your land," Declares the Lord GOD.

Joel 2:31 "The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.

Joel 3:15 The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.

Joel 3:16 The LORD roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble. But the LORD is a refuge for His people And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.

Nahum 1:5 Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.

Matthew 24:29 "But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Revelation 8:12 The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the {g} sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
(g) Read Joe 2:31 Isa 13:10 Eze 32:7 Joe 3:15 Mt 24:29

WES:

2:10 The earth - A divine hyperbole. But this also may have a reference to the great day.

MHC:

2:1-14 The priests were to alarm the people with the near approach of the Divine judgments. It is the work of ministers to warn of the fatal consequences of sin, and to reveal the wrath from heaven against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. The striking description which follows, shows what would attend the devastations of locusts, but may also describe the effects from the ravaging of the land by the Chaldeans. If the alarm of temporal judgments is given to offending nations, how much more should sinners be warned to seek deliverance from the wrath to come! Our business therefore on earth must especially be, to secure an interest in our Lord Jesus Christ; and we should seek to be weaned from objects which will soon be torn from all who now make idols of them. There must be outward expressions of sorrow and shame, fasting, weeping, and mourning; tears for trouble must be turned into tears for the sin that caused it. But rending the garments would be vain, except their hearts were rent by abasement and self-abhorrence; by sorrow for their sins, and separation from them. There is no question but that if we truly repent of our sins, God will forgive them; but whether he will remove affliction is not promised, yet the probability of it should encourage us to repent.

CONC:

Black Brightness Dark Darkened Face Gathered Grow Heavens Longer Lose Moon Quake Quakes Quaketh Shaken Shaking Shine Shining Sky Stars Tremble Trembled Trembles Troubled Withdraw

Black Brightness Dark Darkened Earth Face Gathered Grow Heavens Lose Moon Quake Quakes Quaketh Shaken Shakes Shaking Shine Shining Sky Stars Sun Tremble Trembled Trembles Troubled Withdraw

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