Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

King James Version

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

Holman Bible

The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.

International Standard Version

The sun will be given over to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and terrifying Day of the LORD.

A Conservative Version

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and {wonderful (LXX/NT)} day of LORD comes.

American Standard Version

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.

Amplified


“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Bible in Basic English

The sun will be made dark and the moon turned to blood, before the great day of the Lord comes, a day to be feared.

Darby Translation

The sun shall be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.

Julia Smith Translation

The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of Jehovah.

King James 2000

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD comes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The sun will be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the LORD come.

NET Bible

The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the Lord comes -- that great and terrible day!

New Heart English Bible

The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.

The Emphasized Bible

The sun, shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, - before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh.

Webster

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD shall come.

World English Bible

The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.

Youngs Literal Translation

The sun is turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The sun
שׁמשׁ 
Shemesh 
Usage: 134

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

and the moon
ירח 
Yareach 
Usage: 26

דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

the great
גּדל גּדול 
Gadowl 
Usage: 528

and the terrible
ירא 
Yare' 
Usage: 334

day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

of the Lord

Usage: 0

Context Readings

Yahweh's Spirit Poured Out

30 “I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth,
Blood, fire and columns of smoke.
31 “The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
32 “And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Will be delivered;
For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
There will be those who escape,
As the Lord has said,
Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.


Cross References

Malachi 4:5

“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

Isaiah 13:9-10

Behold, the day of the Lord is coming,
Cruel, with fury and burning anger,
To make the land a desolation;
And He will exterminate its sinners from it.

Joel 2:10

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

Malachi 4:1

For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.”

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.

Joel 3:15

The sun and moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.

Zephaniah 1:14-16

Near is the great day of the Lord,
Near and coming very quickly;
Listen, the day of the Lord!
In it the warrior cries out bitterly.

Luke 21:25

“There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

Revelation 6:12-13

I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

Isaiah 34:4-5

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.

Joel 3:1

For behold, in those days and at that time,
When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

Matthew 27:45

Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.

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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