Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and the stars will cease their shining.
New American Standard Bible
And the stars lose their brightness.
King James Version
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
International Standard Version
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.
A Conservative Version
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
American Standard Version
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Amplified
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
Bible in Basic English
The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
Darby Translation
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Julia Smith Translation
The sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars took away their shining.
King James 2000
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] sun and [the] moon grow dark, and [the] stars {have withheld} their splendor.
Modern King James verseion
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall gather in their light.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sun and moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light.
NET Bible
The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.
New Heart English Bible
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The Emphasized Bible
The sun and the moon, have become dark, - and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining,
Webster
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
World English Bible
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
Themes
Gentiles/heathen » The lord judging the heathen
Harvest » The day of the lord’s harvest
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Joel » Denounced » Judgments » Against » enemies of God
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
Topics
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 3:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Judgment In The Valley Of Jehoshaphat
14
in the valley of decision!
For the Day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
and the stars will cease their shining.
and raise His voice from Jerusalem;
heaven and earth will shake.
But the Lord will be a refuge for His people,
a stronghold for the Israelites.
Names
Cross References
Joel 2:10
the sky shakes.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars cease their shining.
Joel 2:31
and the moon to blood
before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.
Isaiah 13:10
will not give their light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will not shine.
Matthew 24:29
Luke 21:25-26
Revelation 6:12-13
Then I saw Him open