Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.
New American Standard Bible
The heavens tremble,
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And the stars lose their brightness.
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
the sky shakes.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars cease their shining.
International Standard Version
"The land quivers in their presence; even the heavens shake. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.
A Conservative Version
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
American Standard Version
The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Amplified
The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
Bible in Basic English
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:
Darby Translation
The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Julia Smith Translation
The earth was moved before his face; the heavens trembled: the sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars took away their shining:
King James 2000
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:
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Before them} [the] earth quakes; [the] heavens tremble; [the] sun and [the] moon grow dark, and [the] stars {have withheld} their splendor
Modern King James verseion
The earth shall tremble before them; the heavens shall shake. The sun and the moon shall grow dark, and the stars shall gather in their light.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The earth shall quake before him, yea the heavens shall be moved; The Sun and Moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shine.
New Heart English Bible
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The Emphasized Bible
Before him, hath quaked the earth, have trembled the heavens, - the sun and the moon, have become dark, and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining;
Webster
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:
World English Bible
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Youngs Literal Translation
At their face trembled hath the earth, Shaken have the heavens, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
Themes
Joel » declares » God's judgment
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
Topics
Interlinear
'erets
Ragaz
Paniym
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 2:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Day Of Yahweh Is Near
9 They rush into the city; they scale its walls. They climb up into the houses; they go in through the windows like a thief. 10 The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine. 11 The voice of the Lord thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome and very terrifying -- who can survive it?
Names
Cross References
Matthew 24:29
"Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
Psalm 18:7
The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.
Isaiah 13:10
Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.
Revelation 8:12
Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day and for a third of the night likewise.
Isaiah 34:4
All the stars in the sky will fade away, the sky will roll up like a scroll; all its stars will wither, like a leaf withers and falls from a vine or a fig withers and falls from a tree.
Jeremiah 4:23
"I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.
Joel 2:31
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!
Nahum 1:5
The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.
Psalm 114:7
Tremble, O earth, before the Lord -- before the God of Jacob,
Ezekiel 32:7-8
When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky; I will darken its stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.
Joel 2:2
It will be a day of dreadful darkness, a day of foreboding storm clouds, like blackness spread over the mountains. It is a huge and powerful army -- there has never been anything like it ever before, and there will not be anything like it for many generations to come!
Joel 3:15-16
The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.
Amos 5:8
(But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth's surface. The Lord is his name!
Matthew 27:51
Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
Mark 13:24-25
"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;
Luke 21:25-26
"And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.
Acts 2:20
The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
Revelation 6:12
Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red;
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.