King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Complete Jewish Bible:
The sun and moon have grown black, and the stars have stopped shining.
Berean Standard Bible:
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
American Standard Version:
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
The sun{H8121} and the moon{H3394} shall be darkened{H6937}, and the stars{H3556} shall withdraw{H622} their shining{H5051}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Joel 2:10
- 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:
Joel 2:31
- The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Luke 21:25
- And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Luke 21:26
- Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
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.
Revelation 6:12
- And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
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Commentary for Joel 3:15
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- 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. - 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. - 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. - 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). - 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. - 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.