Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The sun will be given over to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and terrifying Day of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
And the moon into blood
Before the
King James Version
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Holman Bible
and the moon to blood
before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.
A Conservative Version
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and {wonderful (LXX/NT)} day of LORD comes.
American Standard Version
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.
Amplified
“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
Bible in Basic English
The sun will be made dark and the moon turned to blood, before the great day of the Lord comes, a day to be feared.
Darby Translation
The sun shall be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.
Julia Smith Translation
The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of Jehovah.
King James 2000
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD comes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The sun will be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the LORD come.
NET Bible
The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the Lord comes -- that great and terrible day!
New Heart English Bible
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
The Emphasized Bible
The sun, shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, - before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh.
Webster
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD shall come.
World English Bible
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
Youngs Literal Translation
The sun is turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 2:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Spirit Poured Out
30 I will display warnings in the heavens, and on the earth blood, fire, and columns of smoke. 31 The sun will be given over to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and terrifying Day of the LORD. 32 And everyone who calls upon the name of the LORD will be delivered. For as the LORD has said, "In Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, the survivors whom the LORD is calling.'"
Cross References
Malachi 4:5
"Pay attention! I'm sending Elijah the prophet to you before the great and dreadful Day of the LORD comes,
Isaiah 13:9-10
Watch out! The Day of the LORD is coming cruel, with wrath and fierce anger to turn the entire inhabited earth into a desolation and to annihilate sinners from it.
Joel 2:10
"The land quivers in their presence; even the heavens shake. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.
Malachi 4:1
"The coming day is certainly going to burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and all who practice evil will be stubble the coming day will set them on fire," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
Matthew 24:29
"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'
Joel 3:15
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.
Zephaniah 1:14-16
"The great Day of the LORD approaches How it comes, hurrying faster and faster! The sound of the Day of the LORD there includes the bitter cry of the mighty soldier.
Luke 21:25
"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.
Revelation 6:12-13
Then I saw the lamb open the sixth seal. There was a powerful earthquake. The sun turned as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon turned as red as blood.
Isaiah 34:4-5
The valleys will be split, all the stars in the heavens will fall down, and the skies will be rolled up like a scroll. All their starry host will fade away like leaves withering on a vine, or fruit withering on a fig tree.
Joel 3:1
"Look, now! In those very days and at that time, when I restore prosperity to Judah and Jerusalem,
Matthew 27:45
From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
Mark 13:24-25
"But after the suffering of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,