Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The sun and moon will grow dark,
and the stars will cease their shining.

New American Standard Bible

The sun and moon grow dark
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The sun and the moon, have become dark, - and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining,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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The sun
שׁמשׁ 
Shemesh 
Usage: 134

and the moon
ירח 
Yareach 
Usage: 26

קדר 
Qadar 
Usage: 17

and the stars
כּוכב 
Kowkab 
Usage: 37

אסף 
'acaph 
Usage: 199

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Yahweh's Judgment In The Valley Of Jehoshaphat

14 Multitudes, multitudes
in the valley of decision!
For the Day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
and the stars will cease their shining.
16 The Lord will roar from Zion
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.


Cross References

Joel 2:10

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

Joel 2:31

The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.

Isaiah 13:10

Indeed, 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.

Matthew 24:29

“Immediately after the tribulation 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 celestial powers will be shaken.

Luke 21:25-26

“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 sea and waves.

Revelation 6:12-13

Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;

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