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The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars no longer shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon become dark, And the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark, And the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Before them the earth trembles; The heavens quake; The sun and the moon grow dark, And the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They make the earth tremble and the heavens shake; the sun and moon turn dark, and stars stop shining. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble: the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The earth quakes in their presence, and the sky shakes. The sun and the moon turn dark, and the stars no longer shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The earth shakes as they advance; the sky trembles. The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars no longer shine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The land quivers in their presence; even the heavens shake. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />At their face the earth has trembled, "" The heavens have shaken, "" Sun and moon have been black, "" And stars have gathered up their shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> At their face trembled hath the earth, Shaken have the heavens, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The earth was moved before his face; the heavens trembled: the sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars took away their shining:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />At their presence the earth hath trembled, the heavens are moved: the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Before their face, the earth has trembled, the heavens have been moved. The sun and moon have been obscured, and the stars have retracted their splendor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Before them the earth trembles; the heavens shake; Sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withhold their brightness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Earth was agitated before him and the Heavens shook; the sun and the moon were darkened and the light of the stars passed away<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Before them the earth quaketh, The heavens tremble; The sun and the moon are become black, And the stars withdraw their shining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Before them the earth shall be confounded, and the sky shall be shaken: the sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/2-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=314" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">The Army of Locusts</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">Before them</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: rā·ḡə·zāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">quakes;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·mā·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/7493.htm" title="7493: rā·‘ă·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To quake, shake. A primitive root; to undulate, partic. Through fear; specifically, to spring.">tremble.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: še·meš (N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">The sun</a> <a href="/hebrew/3394.htm" title="3394: wə·yā·rê·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Moon. From the same as yerach; the moon.">and moon</a> <a href="/hebrew/6937.htm" title="6937: qā·ḏā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be dark. A primitive root; to be ashy, i.e. Dark-colored; by implication, to mourn.">grow dark,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="3556: wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">and the stars</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ’ā·sə·p̄ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">lose</a> <a href="/hebrew/5051.htm" title="5051: nā·ḡə·hām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Brightness. From nagahh; brilliancy.">their brightness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-14</a></span><br />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, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7-8</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a></span><br />And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-26</a></span><br />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. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-23.htm">Isaiah 24:23</a></span><br />The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-12.htm">Revelation 8:12</a></span><br />Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-24.htm">Mark 13:24-25</a></span><br />But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-28</a></span><br />I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Acts 2:19-20</a></span><br />I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. / The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a></span><br />All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Revelation 16:10</a></span><br />And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a></span><br />That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a></span><br />In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a></b></br> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/114-7.htm">Psalm 114:7</a></b></br> Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5</a></b></br> The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.</p><p class="hdg">the sun.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2,31</a></b></br> A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, <i>even</i> to the years of many generations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Joel 3:15</a></b></br> The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Black</a> <a href="/daniel/12-3.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Face</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Lose</a> <a href="/hosea/5-7.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Quake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Quakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Quaketh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/daniel/12-3.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/daniel/12-3.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/daniel/12-3.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Trembles</a> <a href="/hosea/5-11.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Withdraw</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Black</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Brightness</a> <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joel/2-20.htm">Face</a> <a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Lose</a> <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Quake</a> <a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Quakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-21.htm">Quaketh</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Trembled</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Trembles</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Withdraw</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">He exhorts to repentance;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-15.htm">prescribes a fast;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-18.htm">promises a blessing thereon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-21.htm">He comforts Zion with present,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">and future blessings.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Earthquakes in the Bible often symbolize God's presence or judgment (e.g., <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a>, <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>). In the context of Joel, it signifies the coming of the Day of the Lord, a time of both judgment and restoration. The imagery of an earthquake underscores the seriousness and magnitude of the events described.<p><b>the heavens tremble.</b><br>The trembling of the heavens indicates cosmic disturbances, often associated with divine activity. This phrase can be linked to other biblical passages where the heavens are affected by God's actions (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Isaiah 13:13</a>, <a href="/haggai/2-6.htm">Haggai 2:6</a>). It emphasizes the totality of God's power, affecting both the earth and the heavens, and serves as a warning of impending judgment.<p><b>The sun and moon grow dark,</b><br>The darkening of the sun and moon is a common biblical motif for divine judgment and the Day of the Lord (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a>, <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a>). This imagery conveys a sense of foreboding and the disruption of natural order, symbolizing the removal of God's favor and the onset of His wrath. It also foreshadows eschatological events described in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a>, <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12</a>).<p><b>and the stars lose their brightness.</b><br>The dimming of the stars further emphasizes the cosmic scale of the events. Stars losing their brightness can symbolize the fall of earthly powers or spiritual forces (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a>, <a href="/revelation/8-12.htm">Revelation 8:12</a>). This imagery points to the comprehensive nature of God's judgment, affecting all creation. It also serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over the universe, as He alone controls the celestial bodies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament, Joel is the author of the book that bears his name. He is known for his prophecies concerning the Day of the Lord and calls for repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A significant theme in Joel, referring to a time of divine judgment and deliverance. It is a day of both terror and hope, depending on one's relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth_and_heavens.htm">The Earth and Heavens</a></b><br>In this verse, they are described as quaking and trembling, symbolizing the cosmic scale of God's intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sun,_moon,_and_stars.htm">The Sun, Moon, and Stars</a></b><br>These celestial bodies are depicted as losing their brightness, indicating a dramatic change in the natural order as a sign of divine activity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_locust_plague.htm">The Locust Plague</a></b><br>Earlier in Joel, a locust plague is described, which serves as a precursor and metaphor for the coming judgment and the need for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God's control over the natural world is absolute. The quaking earth and trembling heavens remind us of His power and authority over creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The dramatic signs in the heavens serve as a call to repentance. Believers are urged to examine their lives and turn back to God before the Day of the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>While the imagery is terrifying, it also points to the hope of restoration for those who are faithful. God's judgment is not only punitive but also purifying.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eschatological_awareness.htm">Eschatological Awareness</a></b><br>Christians are encouraged to live with an awareness of the end times, understanding that current events are part of God's larger redemptive plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparedness.htm">Spiritual Preparedness</a></b><br>The signs in <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a> challenge believers to be spiritually prepared, living in a way that reflects readiness for Christ's return.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_joel_2_10,_31_with_science.htm">How can the sun and moon being darkened (Joel 2:10, 31) be reconciled with known scientific observations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_align_with_astrophysics.htm">How can the order of creation in Genesis match modern astrophysics when it contradicts known cosmological events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_mt._olives_split_on_arrival.htm">Zechariah 14:4 – How can the Mount of Olives split in two at someone’s arrival, given known geological constraints? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_stars_fall_and_sun_darken.htm">In Mark 13:24–25, how can the sun be darkened and the stars literally fall from the sky given our modern scientific understanding of astronomy? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">The earth shall quake before them.--</span>Some commentators call this description "a specimen of the highly-wrought hyperbolical features of Hebrew poetry," but it is the presence and judgment, the voice of the Lord in the thunder, which causes this trepidation. The signs in the heavens will be manifested at the judgment day.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 10, 11.</span> - These verses picture the dreadful consequences of the then present and temporary visitation of the locusts, and of the future and final judgment of which it was a type. <span class="cmt_word">The earth shall quake before them</span>; <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> the locusts. <span class="cmt_word">The heavens tremble.</span> The alighting of the locusts on the earth would make it quake, and their flight through the heavens would make it tremulous. As applied to the visitation o! locusts, the language would be hyperbolical, unless we accept Jerome's explanation as follows: "It is not that the strength of the locusts is so great that they can move the heavens and shake the earth, but that to those who suffer from such calamities, from the amount of their own terror the heavens appear to shake and the earth to reel." <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Before him; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Jehovah himself amid the storm; and all in accordance with fact. But a greater judgment than that of the locusts is typified by the language of the prophet. Kimchi observes on this (tenth)verse that "all the expressions are parabolical, or figurative, to set forth the greatness of a calamity; for this is the usage of Scripture, as, 'The sun shall be darkened in his going forth,' and the like." So also Abarbauel on this verse: "Which all is a parabolical expression of the calamities of the Jews." Aben Ezra understands it differently: "Men of the earthquake." Rashi: "The heavens quake and tremble because of the punishment that comes upon Israel." The second part of the verse, as also the verse following, appear to us to indicate this. <span class="cmt_word">The sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: and the Lord shall utter his voice before his army.</span> That a storm succeeded and put an end to the plague of locusts, and that the darkening of the sun and moon and stars signified the obscuration of the heavenly luminaries by the storm-clouds that overspread the heavens and darkened the face of day, would fall short of expressions of such solemn grandeur as are here employed by the prophet, Besides, our Lord applies language of the same import to the last judgment in the Gospels: "The sun shall 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: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven." Thunder, no doubt, is the voice of the Lord, which he utters while marching at the head of his army to execute judgment and manifest his wrath against his enemies. <span class="cmt_word">For his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?</span> Three reasons are here assigned for the preceding sublime description of Jehovah coming to judgment at the head of his hosts. These are the following: the greatness of his army in number and might; the power with which his army executes his word of command; and the terrible character of the day of judgment when the vials of Divine wrath shall be poured forth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/2-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Before them</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quakes;</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֣גְזָה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḡə·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tremble.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעֲשׁ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ă·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7493.htm">Strong's 7493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To undulate, through fear, to spring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The sun</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(še·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and moon</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרֵ֙חַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3394.htm">Strong's 3394: </a> </span><span class="str2">The moon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grow dark,</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדָ֔רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6937.htm">Strong's 6937: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashy, darkcolored, to mourn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the stars</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A star, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lose</span><br /><span class="heb">אָסְפ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·sə·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their brightness.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָגְהָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḡə·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5051.htm">Strong's 5051: </a> </span><span class="str2">Brilliancy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/2-10.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 2:10 The earth quakes before them (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/2-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 2:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 2:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/2-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 2:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 2:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>