Joel 3:15

Translations

Modern

The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.

Traditional

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

Literal

The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness.

Latin

Sol et luna obtenebrati sunt, et stellæ retraxerunt splendorem suum.

Original

Hebrew

English

The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.

Notes

Joel 3:1–16

Here, Joel spoke about God’s coming judgment on the nations, especially those that had oppressed God’s people.

Joel 2:28–3:21

In the distant future, God will restore his people's spiritual lives. He will give his Spirit to all who respond to him with faith. He will judge the peoples and nations that refuse to recognize his authority.

Theme notes and profiles

Holy War The Day of the Lord

Events

Prophecies of Joel

Related verses

Joel 2:10
Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Joel 2:31
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Luke 21:25–26
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
Revelation 6:12–13
And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

Glossary

Book of Joel Day of the Lord Last Judgment Sun

Topics

Colors: Black: A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity Eclipse of the Sun and Moon Joel: Denounces Judgments Against the Enemies of God Moon: Darkening of Stars: Darkening of Sun: Miracles Concerning: Darkening of The Moon: (Withdrawing Her Light) Deep Calamities The Stars: (Withdrawing Their Light) Severe Judgments

Joel 3:15

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