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Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The sun and moon will grow dark,and the stars will cease their shining.
The sun and moon will grow dark,and the stars will cease their shining.
Hebrew Names Version
The sun and the moon are darkened, And the stars withdraw their shining."
The sun and the moon are darkened, And the stars withdraw their shining."
King James Version
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
English Standard Version
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
New American Standard Bible
The sun and moon have become dark, And the stars have lost their brightness.
The sun and moon have become dark, And the stars have lost their brightness.
New Century Version
The sun and the moon will become dark, and the stars will stop shining.
The sun and the moon will become dark, and the stars will stop shining.
Amplified Bible
The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sunne & moone shalbe darkened, and the starres shall withdrawe their light.
The sunne & moone shalbe darkened, and the starres shall withdrawe their light.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sun and moon grow dark,And the stars lose their brightness.
The sun and moon grow dark,And the stars lose their brightness.
Berean Standard Bible
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
Contemporary English Version
no light from the sun or moon, and stars no longer shine.
no light from the sun or moon, and stars no longer shine.
Complete Jewish Bible
class="poetry"> "After this, I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions; and also on male and female slaves in those days I will pour out my Spirit. I will show wonders in the sky and on earth — blood, fire and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and terrible Day of Adonai ." At that time, whoever calls on the name of Adonai will be saved. For in Mount Tziyon and Yerushalayim there will be those who escape, as Adonai has promised; among the survivors will be those whom Adonai has called.
class="poetry"> "After this, I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions; and also on male and female slaves in those days I will pour out my Spirit. I will show wonders in the sky and on earth — blood, fire and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and terrible Day of Adonai ." At that time, whoever calls on the name of Adonai will be saved. For in Mount Tziyon and Yerushalayim there will be those who escape, as Adonai has promised; among the survivors will be those whom Adonai has called.
Darby Translation
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Easy-to-Read Version
The sun and the moon will become dark. The stars will stop shining.
The sun and the moon will become dark. The stars will stop shining.
George Lamsa Translation
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.
Good News Translation
The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars no longer shine.
The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars no longer shine.
Lexham English Bible
The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars have withheld their splendor.
The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars have withheld their splendor.
Literal Translation
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall gather in their light.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall gather in their light.
American Standard Version
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
[4:15] The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.
[4:15] The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.
King James Version (1611)
The Sunne and the Moone shall be darkened, and the starres shall withdraw their shining.
The Sunne and the Moone shall be darkened, and the starres shall withdraw their shining.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sunne and the moone shalbe darkned, and the starres shall withdrawe their light.
The sunne and the moone shalbe darkned, and the starres shall withdrawe their light.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light.
English Revised Version
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
World English Bible
The sun and the moon are darkened, And the stars withdraw their shining."
The sun and the moon are darkened, And the stars withdraw their shining."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The sunne and the moone ben maad derk, and sterris withdrowen her schynyng.
The sunne and the moone ben maad derk, and sterris withdrowen her schynyng.
Update Bible Version
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Webster's Bible Translation
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
New English Translation
The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.
The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.
New King James Version
The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness.
The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness.
New Living Translation
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
New Life Bible
The sun and moon become dark, and the stars stop shining.
The sun and moon become dark, and the stars stop shining.
New Revised Standard
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sun and the moon, have become dark, - and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining,
The sun and the moon, have become dark, - and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining,
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.
Revised Standard Version
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Young's Literal Translation
Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The Sonne and Moone shall be darckened, & the starres shal withdrawe their light.
The Sonne and Moone shall be darckened, & the starres shal withdrawe their light.
THE MESSAGE
"The sky turns black, sun and moon go dark, stars burn out. God roars from Zion, shouts from Jerusalem. Earth and sky quake in terror. But God is a safe hiding place, a granite safe house for the children of Israel. Then you'll know for sure that I'm your God , Living in Zion, my sacred mountain. Jerusalem will be a sacred city, posted: ‘ no trespassing .'
"The sky turns black, sun and moon go dark, stars burn out. God roars from Zion, shouts from Jerusalem. Earth and sky quake in terror. But God is a safe hiding place, a granite safe house for the children of Israel. Then you'll know for sure that I'm your God , Living in Zion, my sacred mountain. Jerusalem will be a sacred city, posted: ‘ no trespassing .'
Contextual Overview
9 Give this out among the nations; make ready for war: get the strong men awake; let all the men of war come near, let them come up. 10 Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong. 11 Come quickly, all you nations round about, and get yourselves together there: make your strong ones come down, O Lord. 12 Let the nations be awake, and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will be seated as judge of all the nations round about. 13 Put in the blade, for the grain is ready: come, get you down, for the wine-crusher is full, the vessels are overflowing; for great is their evil-doing. 14 Masses on masses in the valley of decision! for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining. 16 And the Lord will be thundering from Zion, and his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will be shaking: but the Lord will be a breastplate for his people and a strong place for the children of Israel. 17 And you will be certain that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain: and Jerusalem will be holy, and no strange person will ever again go through her.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joel 2:10, Joel 2:31, Isaiah 13:10, Matthew 24:29, Luke 21:25, Luke 21:26, Revelation 6:12, Revelation 6:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 1:14 - and let Joshua 10:13 - So the sun Isaiah 24:23 - the moon Isaiah 34:4 - all the Jeremiah 4:23 - the heavens Ezekiel 30:18 - the day Ezekiel 32:7 - I will cover the heaven Joel 2:2 - A day of darkness
Cross-References
Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?
Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.
But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.
Genesis 3:4
And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you:
And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you:
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.
Genesis 3:7
And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.
And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.
Genesis 3:8
And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.
And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.
Genesis 3:10
And he said, Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.
And he said, Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.
Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.
And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.
Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
Genesis 3:15
And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The sun and moon shall be darkened,.... Both the politic and ecclesiastic state of antichrist shall be ruined and destroyed; it shall "fare" with Rome Papal as it did with Rome Pagan, at the time of its dissolution; see Revelation 6:12;
and the stars shall withdraw their shining: antichristian princes and nobles in the civil state, and the clergy of all ranks in the church state, shall lose their glory.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The sun and the moon shall be darkened - This may be, either that they shall be outshone by the brightness of the glory of Christ, or that they themselves shall undergo a change, whereof the darkness at the Crucifixion was an image. An ancient writer says ; “As in the dispensation of the Cross the sun failing, there was darkness over all the earth, so when the ‘sign of the Son of man’ appeareth in heaven in the Day of Judgment, the light of the sun and moon and stars shall fail, consumed, as it were by the great might of that sign.” And as the failure of the light of the sun at our Lord’s Passion betokened the shame of nature at the great sin of man, so, at the Day of Judgment, it sets before us the awfulness of God’s judgments, as though “it dared not behold the severity of Him who judgeth and returneth every man’s work upon his own head;” as though “every creature, in the sufferings of others, feared the judgment on itself.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 15. The sun and the moon shall be darkened — High and mighty states shall be eclipsed, and brought to ruin, and the stars - petty states, princes, and governors-shall withdraw their shining; withhold their influence and tribute from the kingdoms to which they have belonged, and set up themselves as independent governors.
