CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>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.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/joel/2-31.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/6/29_Jol_02_31.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Joel 2:31 - I Will Pour Out My Spirit" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/joel/2-31.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/joel/2-31.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/joel/">Joel</a> > <a href="/joel/2.htm">Chapter 2</a> > Verse 31</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad11.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/joel/2-30.htm" title="Joel 2:30">◄</a> Joel 2:31 <a href="/joel/2-32.htm" title="Joel 2:32">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joel/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The sun will be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The sun will be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of Yahweh comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the LORD comes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The sun will turn dark, and the moon will be as red as blood before that great and terrible day when I appear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The sun will become dark, and the moon will become as red as blood before the terrifying day of the LORD comes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The sun will be darkened, and the moon will turn red as blood before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun will be given over to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and terrifying Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the LORD comes--that great and terrible day! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD shall come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun is turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, "" Before the coming of the Day of YHWH, "" The great and the fearful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The sun is turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord shall arrive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sun will darken, the moon turn blood-red, Before the day of the LORD arrives, that great and terrible day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and awesome day of LORD JEHOVAH will come<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/2-31.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=571" 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">I Will Pour Out My Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: haš·še·meš (Art:: 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/2015.htm" title="2015: yê·hā·p̄êḵ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">will be turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: lə·ḥō·šeḵ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">to darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3394.htm" title="3394: wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Moon. From the same as yerach; the moon.">and the moon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: lə·ḏām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">to blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·w (V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">the coming</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">of the great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: wə·han·nō·w·rā (Conj-w, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">and awesome</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>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 promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.…<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="/acts/2-20.htm">Acts 2:20</a></span><br />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="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12</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,<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="/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="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25</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.<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="/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="/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/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20</a></span><br />Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?<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="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<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="/revelation/9-2.htm">Revelation 9:2</a></span><br />The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.<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="/jeremiah/4-28.htm">Jeremiah 4:28</a></span><br />Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.</p><p class="hdg">sun.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a></b></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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1,15</a></b></br> For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9,10</a></b></br> Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it… </p><p class="hdg">the great.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-16</a></b></br> The great day of the LORD <i>is</i> near, <i>it is</i> near, and hasteth greatly, <i>even</i> the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1,5</a></b></br> For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Awesome</a> <a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Dreadful</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Fearful</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Awesome</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/amos/4-13.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Dreadful</a> <a href="/jonah/1-16.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Fearful</a> <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/joel/3-7.htm">Turned</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joel/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The sun will be turned to darkness</b><br>This phrase is often associated with apocalyptic imagery found throughout the Bible, symbolizing significant divine intervention or judgment. In the context of Joel, it reflects a cosmic disturbance that signifies God's power and the seriousness of the forthcoming events. Similar imagery is found in <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a> during the plagues of Egypt, where darkness covered the land, indicating God's judgment. In the New Testament, <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a> and <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12</a> also describe celestial changes as signs of the end times, reinforcing the theme of divine intervention.<p><b>and the moon to blood</b><br>The transformation of the moon to blood is a vivid image that conveys a sense of foreboding and impending judgment. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12</a>, where the moon becomes like blood during the opening of the sixth seal, symbolizing cataclysmic events. The blood-red moon can be seen as a harbinger of God's wrath and a call to repentance. Historically, lunar eclipses might have inspired such descriptions, but the prophetic language emphasizes the supernatural aspect of these signs.<p><b>before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD</b><br>The "Day of the LORD" is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, signifying a time when God will decisively intervene in human history to judge the wicked and deliver the righteous. This concept is found in other prophetic books such as <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9</a> and <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-18</a>. The adjectives "great and awesome" highlight the magnitude and awe-inspiring nature of this event. It is a day of both judgment and salvation, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in the return of Christ, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2</a> and <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a>. The anticipation of this day serves as a call to repentance and readiness for God's people.<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. His prophecies focus on the Day of the LORD and call 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 future time of God's judgment and deliverance. It is both a day of terror for the wicked and a day of salvation for the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sun_and_moon.htm">The Sun and Moon</a></b><br>Celestial bodies mentioned in the prophecy, symbolizing cosmic disturbances that precede the Day of the LORD. These signs indicate divine intervention in human history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>The prophecy in <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a> serves as a reminder of the certainty of God's judgment. Believers are called to live in readiness and holiness, knowing that the Day of the LORD will come.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The signs in the heavens are a call to repentance. Just as Joel urged the people of his time to turn back to God, we too must examine our lives and seek His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>While the Day of the LORD includes judgment, it also promises deliverance for those who trust in God. Believers can find hope and assurance in God's ultimate plan for redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_spiritual_realities.htm">Awareness of Spiritual Realities</a></b><br>The cosmic signs remind us of the spiritual realities that often go unnoticed. We are encouraged to remain spiritually vigilant and discerning of the times.<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/is_an_eclipse_a_sign_of_the_end_times.htm">Is an eclipse a sign of the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_blood_moon.htm">What defines a blood moon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_world's_end.htm">What does the Bible say about the end of the world?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come</span>. These wonders in the heavens follow the wonders on earth, and these obscurations of the heavenly bodies - the darkening of the sun and the dull blood-like appearance of the moon - were portents of coming judgment. These miraculous phenomena, if literally employed, may refer to those portentous sights which, as the Jewish historian Josephus and the Roman historian Tacitus testify, were witnessed, both by besiegers and besieged, during the siege and before the destruction of Jerusalem. But taken symbolically, as is preferable, blood symbolizes bloodshed; fire, the firing of a town in time of war; and pillars of smoke, the clouds of smoke rolling up to heaven from the burning or smouldering ruins of a town or city set on fire by the enemy; while the darkening of the sun and the turning of the moon into a dull blood-red would portend approaching judgment, and a change, political and ecclesiastical, in the existing constitution of things. Here particularly, by reading Joel's prophecy in the light of the New Testament, we shall understand with tolerable clearness the meaning of the symbols of the sun and moon. The symbolic language of Joel's prediction found its fulfilment, at least in part, within less than half a century from the time when Peter spoke. Scarce forty years from that Pentecostal outpouring and the ruling powers, <span class="accented">civil and ecclesiastical</span>, of the Jewish nation came to an end. The Jewish Church and Hebrew commonwealth went out in darkness. The moon of the latter began to wane from the first day the Roman power was set up in Palestine, but at the destruction of the capital the light of that moon was extinguished for ever; the sun of the former was long getting obscured by clouds, but at last it underwent a total and final eclipse. But why, it may be asked, are sun and moon thus symbolic of rulers superior and inferior, or of rulers of greater and less importance, or of rulers in Church and state? By the original constitution of these luminaries, as specified in the record of Creation, they were actually appointed to this, and so naturally enough the physical here, as elsewhere, underlies the symbolic, as we read, "God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night." Thus what was commenced when Judaea became a Roman province was completed when Jerusalem was destroyed and the temple burnt by the Roman army under Titus. "The day of the Lord" is an expression very common with the prophets, and always expressive of some severe visitation or special judgment. Thus we read in this same Book of the Prophet Joel, "The day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." Again in <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18</a>, "The day of the Lord is darkness, and not light." But other days of judicial visitation were not to be compared with this. The day of Babylon's destruction is called by Isaiah simply "the day of the Lord;" so Jeremiah speaks of the day of the destruction of Pharaoh's army at the Euphrates as "the day of the Lord;" and Joel himself designates the day of Jerusalem's destruction of Nebuchadnezzar as "the day of the Lord." But the day mentioned in the text before us is "that great and notable day of the Lord," and so it was the day of the final destruction and desolation of Jerusalem. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/2-31.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">The sun</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(haš·še·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">will be turned</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵהָפֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·hā·p̄êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the moon</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | 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">to blood</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<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 coming</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֚וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(bō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the great</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and awesome</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nō·w·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/2-31.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 2:31 The sun will be turned into darkness (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/2-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 2:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 2:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/2-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 2:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 2:32" /></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>