Joel 2:10

Joel 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness.

Context of Joel 2:10

8They do not crowd each other; Each one marches in his path. When they burst through the defenses (weapons), They do not break ranks. 9They rush over the city, They run on the wall; They climb up into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief. The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness. 11The Lord utters His voice before His army, For His camp is very great, Because strong and powerful is he who [obediently] carries out His word. For the day of the Lord is indeed great and very terrible [causing dread]; Who can endure it? 12“Even now,” says the Lord, “Turn and come to Me with all your heart [in genuine repentance], With fasting and weeping and mourning [until every barrier is removed and the broken fellowship is restored];

Joel 2:10 word by word

לְפָנָיו֙ רָ֣גְזָה אֶ֔רֶץ רָעֲשׁ֖וּ שָׁמָ֑יִם שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ קָדָ֔רוּ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall quakeרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them; the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• shall trembleרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• and the moonיָרֵחַyârêach · moonH3394
• shall be darkקָדַרqâdar · be darkH6937
• and the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• shall withdrawאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• their shiningנֹ֫גַהּnôgahh · brightnessH5051

Cross-references for Joel 2:10

• Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of the mountains trembled; They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.
• Psalms 114:7Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob (Israel),
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before Him And the hills melt away; Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence— Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.
• Matthew 27:51And [at once] the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
• Revelation 6:12I looked when He (the Lamb) broke open the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth [made] of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
• Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].
• Joel 2:2A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and of thick [dark] mist, Like the dawn spread over the mountains; There is a [pagan, hostile] people numerous and mighty, The like of which has never been before Nor will be again afterward Even for years of many generations.
• Joel 3:15The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
• Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash with their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light.
• Isaiah 34:4All the host of heaven will be dissolved, And the skies will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts [the stars and the planets] will also wither away As a leaf withers from the vine, And as a fig withers from the fig tree.
• Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
• Ezekiel 32:7And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens [of Egypt] and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud And the moon will not give its light.
• Amos 5:8He who made the [cluster of stars called] Pleiades and [the constellation] Orion, Who turns deep darkness into the morning And darkens the day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The Lord is His name.
• Matthew 24:29“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not provide its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
• Mark 13:24“But in those days, after [the suffering and distress of] that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,
• Luke 21:25“There will be signs (attesting miracles) in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth [there will be] distress and anguish among nations, in perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea and the waves,

Commentaries on Joel 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The earth shall quake - the heavens shall tremble - Poetical expressions, to point out universal consternation and distress. The earth quaked to see itself deprived of its verdure; the heavens trembled to find themselves deprived of their light. The sun and the moon shall be dark - Bochart relates that "their multitude is sometimes so immense as to obscure the heavens for the space of twelve miles!" - Ibid. p. 479.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The earth shall quake before them - “Not,” says Jerome, “as though locusts or enemies had power to move the heavens or to shake the earth; but because, to those under trouble, for their exceeding terror, the heaven seems to fall and the earth to reel. But indeed, for the multitude of the locusts which cover the heavens, sun and moon shall be turned into darkness, and the stars shall withdraw their shining, while the cloud of locusts interrupts the light…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The shaking of the earth and sky often signals a theophany, which is an appearance of God (see Exodus 19:16–19; Isaiah 13:13; Nahum 1:5–6). The darkening of the sun and moon represents divine judgment (Isaiah 13:9–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. earth ... quake before them--that is, the inhabitants of the earth quake with fear of them. heavens ... tremble--that is, the powers of heaven (Mt 24:29); its illumining powers are disturbed by the locusts which intercept the sunlight with their dense flying swarms. These, however, are but the images of revolutions of states caused by such foes as were to invade Judea.Read the comment

Topics related to Joel 2:10

• Colors
• Darkness
• Eclipse
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joel
• Locust
• Moon
• Stars
• Sun
• War

In the dictionaries

• Darkness
• Eclipse
• Fat
• Locust
• Pour
• Rend
• Reproach
• Thrust
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Joel (2)

Commentaries on Joel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings