Joel 2:31

31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.

Joel 2:31 in Other Translations

KJV
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
ESV
31 The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.
NLT
31 The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
MSG
31 the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Judgment Day of God, the Day tremendous and awesome.
CSB
31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.

Joel 2:31 In-Context

29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S ver 2; S Isaiah 22:5; S Jeremiah 4:23; S Matthew 24:29
  • 2. Isaiah 13:9-10; S Joel 1:15; Obadiah 1:15; Malachi 3:2; Malachi 4:1,5
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