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The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.

New American Standard Bible

Before them the earth quakes,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.

King James 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:

Holman Bible

The earth quakes before them;
the sky shakes.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars cease their shining.

International Standard Version

"The land quivers in their presence; even the heavens shake. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.

A Conservative Version

The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

American Standard Version

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

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:

Darby Translation

The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

Julia Smith Translation

The earth was moved before his face; the heavens trembled: the sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars took away their shining:

King James 2000

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:

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Before them} [the] earth quakes; [the] heavens tremble; [the] sun and [the] moon grow dark, and [the] stars {have withheld} their splendor

Modern King James verseion

The earth shall tremble before them; the heavens shall shake. The sun and the moon shall grow dark, and the stars shall gather in their light.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The earth shall quake before him, yea the heavens shall be moved; The Sun and Moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shine.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

The Emphasized Bible

Before him, hath quaked the earth, have trembled the heavens, - the sun and the moon, have become dark, and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining;

Webster

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:

World English Bible

The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

Youngs Literal Translation

At their face trembled hath the earth, Shaken have the heavens, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

רגז 
Ragaz 
Usage: 41

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

רעשׁ 
Ra`ash 
Usage: 30

the sun
שׁמשׁ 
Shemesh 
Usage: 134

and the moon
ירח 
Yareach 
Usage: 26

shall be dark
קדר 
Qadar 
Usage: 17

and the stars
כּוכב 
Kowkab 
Usage: 37

אסף 
'acaph 
Usage: 199

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

The Day Of Yahweh Is Near

9
They rush over the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb up into the houses,
They enter at the windows like a thief.
10 
The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
11
The 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?


Cross References

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.

Psalm 18:7


Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the mountains trembled;
They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.

Isaiah 13:10


For 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.

Revelation 8:12

Then the fourth angel sounded [his trumpet], and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and a third of the daylight would not shine, and the night in the same way [would not shine].

Isaiah 34:4


All 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 4:23


I 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.

Joel 2:31


“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Nahum 1:5


The 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.

Psalm 114:7


Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob (Israel),

Ezekiel 32:7-8


“And 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.

Joel 2:2


A 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 3:15-16


The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.

Amos 5:8


He 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 27:51

And [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.

Mark 13:24-25

“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 21:25-26

“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,

Acts 2:20


The sun shall be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

Revelation 6:12

I 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 20:11

And 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].

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