Joel 2:10

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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:

Complete Jewish Bible:

At their advance the earth quakes, and the sky shakes, the sun and moon turn black, and the stars stop shining.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The earth{H776} shall quake{H7264} before{H6440} them; the heavens{H8064} shall tremble{H7493}: the sun{H8121} and the moon{H3394} shall be dark{H6937}, and the stars{H3556} shall withdraw{H622} their shining{H5051}:

Cross-References (KJV):

Matthew 24:29

  • Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Isaiah 13:10

  • For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Joel 3:15

  • The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Joel 3:16

  • The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD [will be] the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Psalms 18:7

  • Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

Acts 2:20

  • The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

Mark 13:24

  • But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

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Commentary for Joel 2:10

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  2. Strong's Number: H7264
    There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָגַז
    Transliteration: râgaz
    Pronunciation: raw-gaz'
    Description: a primitive root; to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear); be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.
  3. Strong's Number: H6440
    There are 1890 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּנִים
    Transliteration: pânîym
    Pronunciation: paw-neem'
    Description: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
  4. Strong's Number: H8064
    There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַיִם
    Transliteration: shâmayim
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim
    Description: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
  5. Strong's Number: H7493
    There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָעַשׁ
    Transliteration: râʻash
    Pronunciation: raw-ash
    Description: a primitive root; to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust); make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.
  6. Strong's Number: H8121
    There are 127 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֶׁמֶשׁ
    Transliteration: shemesh
    Pronunciation: sheh'-mesh
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement; [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ.
  7. Strong's Number: H3394
    There are 26 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָרֵחַ
    Transliteration: yârêach
    Pronunciation: yaw-ray'-akh
    Description: from the same as יֶרַח; the moon; moon. Yrechow. See יְרִיחוֹ.
  8. Strong's Number: H6937
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָדַר
    Transliteration: qâdar
    Pronunciation: kaw-dar'
    Description: a primitive root; to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments); be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.
  9. Strong's Number: H3556
    There are 37 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כּוֹכָב
    Transliteration: kôwkâb
    Pronunciation: ko-kawb'
    Description: probably from the same as כַּבּוֹן (in the sense of rolling) or כָּוָה (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince; star(-gazer).
  10. Strong's Number: H622
    There are 281 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָסַף
    Transliteration: ʼâçaph
    Pronunciation: aw-saf'
    Description: a primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.); assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly, withdraw.
  11. Strong's Number: H5051
    There are 19 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֹגַהּ
    Transliteration: nôgahh
    Pronunciation: no'-gah
    Description: from נָגַהּ; brilliancy (literally or figuratively); bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.