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Saturday, June 28th, 2025
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12
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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Joel 3:15
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
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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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back 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
9Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! 10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong!' 11Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD. 12Let the nations be roused and advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side. 13Swing 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. 14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.16The 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. 17Then 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.
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 serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat of any tree in the garden?'"
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat 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, 'You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.'"
but of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.'"
Genesis 3:4
"You will not surely die," the serpent told her.
"You will not surely die," the serpent told her.
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:8
Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:10
"I heard Your voice in the garden," he replied, "and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself."
"I heard Your voice in the garden," he replied, "and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself."
Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied, "and I ate."
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied, "and I ate."
Genesis 3:14
So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
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.
