Christian Standard Bible
Joel 2:10
10The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining.
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 push each other; each proceeds on his own path. They dodge the arrows, never stopping. 9They storm the city; they run on the wall; they climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like thieves. The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining. 11The Lord makes his voice heard in the presence of his army. His camp is very large; those who carry out his command are powerful. Indeed, the day of the Lord is terrible and dreadful — who can endure it? 12Even now — this is the Lord’s declaration — turn to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
Read all of Joel 2Joel 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 shook because he burned with anger.
- Psalms 114:7Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
- Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at his presence — the world and all who live in it.
- Matthew 27:51Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
- Revelation 6:12Then I saw him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of hair; the entire moon became like blood;
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and one seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
- Joel 2:2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and total darkness, like the dawn spreading over the mountains; a great and strong people appears, such as never existed in ages past and never will again in all the generations to come.
- Joel 3:15The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will cease their shining.
- Isaiah 13:10Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shine.
- Isaiah 34:4All the stars in the sky will dissolve. The sky will roll up like a scroll, and its stars will all wither as leaves wither on the vine, and foliage on the fig tree.
- Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty. I looked to the heavens, and their light was gone.
- Ezekiel 32:7“‘When I snuff you out, 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.
- Amos 5:8The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the water of the sea and pours it out over the surface of the earth — the Lord is his name.
- Matthew 24:29“Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- Mark 13:24“But in those days, after that tribulation: The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light;
- Luke 21:25“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring 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
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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
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