Joel 3:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.

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Referenced Verses

  • Joel 2:10 : 10 The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.
  • Joel 2:31 : 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!
  • Matt 24:29 : 29 The Arrival of the Son of Man“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.
  • Luke 21:25-26 : 25 The Arrival of the Son of Man“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. 26 People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  • Rev 6:12-13 : 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; 13 and the stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when shaken by a fierce wind.
  • Isa 13:10 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 13:9-10
    2 verses
    87%

    9Look, the LORD’s day of judgment is coming; it is a day of cruelty and savage, raging anger, destroying the earth and annihilating its sinners.

    10Indeed 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.

  • Joel 2:10
    87%

    10The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.

  • Joel 2:30-31
    2 verses
    84%

    30I will produce portents both in the sky and on the earth– blood, fire, and columns of smoke.

    31The 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!

  • Mark 13:24-25
    2 verses
    83%

    24The Arrival of the Son of Man“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

    25the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

  • Matt 24:29
    82%

    29The Arrival of the Son of Man“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.

  • Acts 2:19-20
    2 verses
    82%

    19And I will perform wonders in the sky above and miraculous signs on the earth below, blood and fire and clouds of smoke.

    20The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

  • Joel 3:14
    80%

    14Crowds, great crowds are in the valley of decision, for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision!

  • Joel 3:16
    79%

    16The LORD roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the LORD is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel.

  • Amos 8:9
    79%

    9In that day,” says the Sovereign LORD,“I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.

  • Isa 5:30
    79%

    30At that time they will growl over their prey, it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness.

  • Zech 14:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6On that day there will be no light– the sources of light in the heavens will congeal.

    7It will happen in one day(a day known to the LORD); not in the day or the night, but in the evening there will be light.

  • Zeph 1:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14The LORD’s great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the LORD’s day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle.

    15That day will be a day of God’s anger, a day of distress and hardship, a day of devastation and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and dark skies,

  • Eccl 12:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;

    3when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim,

  • Ezek 32:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7When 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.

    8I will darken all the lights in the sky over you, and I will darken your land, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Isa 24:23
    77%

    23The full moon will be covered up, the bright sun will be darkened; for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion in Jerusalem in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor.

  • Mic 3:6
    77%

    6Therefore night will fall, and you will receive no visions; it will grow dark, and you will no longer be able to read the omens. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn to darkness over their heads.

  • Amos 5:20
    77%

    20Don’t you realize the LORD’s day of judgment will bring darkness, not light– gloomy blackness, not bright light?

  • Isa 8:22
    76%

    22When one looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness, gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.

  • Joel 2:1-2
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    1The Locusts’ Devastation Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm signal on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land shake with fear, for the day of the LORD is about to come. Indeed, it is near!

    2It 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!

  • Job 3:9
    75%

    9Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn,

  • Joel 1:15
    74%

    15How awful that day will be! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.

  • Jer 13:16
    74%

    16Show the LORD your God the respect that is due him. Do it before he brings the darkness of disaster. Do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight. Do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile.

  • Luke 21:25-26
    2 verses
    74%

    25The Arrival of the Son of Man“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.

    26People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

  • Rev 8:12
    74%

    12Then 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.

  • Isa 60:2
    74%

    2For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you.

  • Rev 6:12-14
    3 verses
    74%

    12Then 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;

    13and the stars in the sky fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when shaken by a fierce wind.

    14The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

  • Job 3:5
    73%

    5Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!

  • Isa 60:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the LORD will be your permanent source of light– the splendor of your God will shine upon you.

    20Your sun will no longer set; your moon will not disappear; the LORD will be your permanent source of light; your time of sorrow will be over.

  • Jer 31:35
    72%

    35The Lord Guarantees Israel’s Continuance The LORD has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Mark 15:33
    72%

    33Jesus’ Death Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

  • Isa 13:13
    72%

    13So I will shake the heavens, and the earth will shake loose from its foundation, because of the fury of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, in the day he vents his raging anger.

  • Joel 2:6
    72%

    6People writhe in fear when they see them. All of their faces turn pale with fright.

  • Isa 30:26
    72%

    26The light of the full moon will be like the sun’s glare and the sun’s glare will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, when the LORD binds up his people’s fractured bones and heals their severe wound.

  • Job 17:12
    72%

    12These men change night into day; they say,‘The light is near in the face of darkness.’

  • 2 Pet 3:10
    72%

    10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.

  • Isa 50:3
    71%

    3I can clothe the sky in darkness; I can cover it with sackcloth.”

  • Luke 23:45
    71%

    45because the sun’s light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.