Joel 2:10
Before them, the earth quakes, the heavens tremble. The sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their brightness.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard 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:
KJV1611 – Modern English
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.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
The earth{H776} quaketh{H7264} before{H6440} them; the heavens{H8064} tremble;{H7493} the sun{H8121} and the moon{H3394} are darkened,{H6937} and the stars{H3556} withdraw{H622} their shining.{H5051}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
The earth{H776} shall quake{H7264}{(H8804)} before{H6440} them; the heavens{H8064} shall tremble{H7493}{(H8804)}: the sun{H8121} and the moon{H3394} shall be dark{H6937}{(H8804)}, and the stars{H3556} shall withdraw{H622}{(H8804)} their shining{H5051}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The earth shal quake before him, yee the heauens shalbe moued: the Sonne & Moone shal be darckened, and the starres shal withdrawe their shyne.
Geneva Bible (1560)
The earth shal tremble before him, ye heauens shal shake, the sunne & the moone shalbe darke, & the starres shal withdraw their shining,
Bishops' Bible (1568)
The earth shall quake before him, the heauens shall tremble, the sunne and the moone shalbe darke, and the starres shall withdrawe their shinyng.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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:
Webster's Bible (1833)
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, And the stars withdraw their shining.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
At their face trembled hath the earth, Shaken have the heavens, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
American Standard Version (1901)
The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
American Standard Version (1901)
The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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:
World English Bible (2000)
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 13:10 : 10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened as it rises, and the moon will not shine its light.
- Matt 24:29 : 29 Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.
- Ps 18:7 : 7 In my distress, I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple, He heard my voice, and my cry for help came into His ears.
- Joel 3:15-16 : 15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness. 16 The LORD will roar from Zion and shout from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people and a stronghold for the children of Israel.
- Rev 8:12 : 12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them went dark. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise, the night.
- Ezek 32:7-8 : 7 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. 8 All the shining lights in the sky I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Lord GOD.
- Isa 34:4 : 4 All the stars of the heavens will rot away, and the skies will be rolled up like a scroll. All their armies will wither, as a leaf withers on the vine or a fig shrivels and falls from the fig tree.
- Jer 4:23 : 23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
- Mark 13:24-25 : 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
- Acts 2:20 : 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
- Rev 6:12 : 12 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black like sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon turned red like blood.
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14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness.
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- Isa 13:8-103 verses84%
8 They will be terrified; pain and anguish will grip them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at each other in dismay, their faces aflame.
9 See, the day of the LORD is coming—a cruel day with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and to destroy the sinners within it.
10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened as it rises, and the moon will not shine its light.
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20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
- Joel 2:1-33 verses81%
1 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming—it is near.
2 It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Like the dawn spreading over the mountains, a great and mighty army comes, unlike any seen before, and none will be seen again for generations to follow.
3 Before them, fire devours; behind them, flames blaze. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is a desolate wilderness—nothing escapes them.
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11 The LORD thunders before his army; his forces are very great. Mighty is the one who executes his word. The day of the LORD is great and very dreadful—who can endure it?
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29 Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.
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30 On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the light is darkened by the clouds.
- Joel 2:5-62 verses78%
5 With the noise of chariots, they leap over the mountaintops, like the crackling of a blazing fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army arrayed for battle.
6 Before them, nations writhe in anguish; every face turns pale.
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19 People will go into caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, fleeing from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.
- Mark 13:24-252 verses78%
24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
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22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.
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9 They rush into the city, they run upon the walls. They climb into houses and enter through the windows like a thief.
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13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts, on the day of His fierce anger.
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9 'On that day,' declares the Lord God, 'I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.'
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21 They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.
- Rev 6:12-143 verses76%
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14 The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
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25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth, distress among nations, confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
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20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble, and every wall will fall to the ground.
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3 On the day when those who watch over the house tremble, the strong men stoop, and the women who grind cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows grow dim.
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23 Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders will be His glory.
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8 All the shining lights in the sky I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Lord GOD.
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5 The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.
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12 Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the LORD.
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- Isa 13:5-62 verses74%
5 They come from a distant land, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole earth.
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6 On that day, there will be no light; the precious lights will diminish and freeze.
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20 Won’t the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, gloom with no brightness in it?
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4 The shields of his warriors are stained red; his mighty men are dressed in scarlet. The chariots flash with fire as they are made ready, and the spears of cypress are brandished.
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
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4 His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.