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Joel 2:31–32

31 cThe sun shall be turned to darkness, dand the moon to blood, ebefore the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 32 And it shall come to pass that feveryone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. gFor in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among hthe survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.

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Joel 2:31–32 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

Joel 2:31–32 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,

Before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered:

For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance,

As the Lord hath said,

And in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

Joel 2:31–32 — New Living Translation (NLT)

31 The sun will become dark,

and the moon will turn blood red

before that great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.

32 But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord

will be saved,

for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape,

just as the Lord has said.

These will be among the survivors

whom the Lord has called.

Joel 2:31–32 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

And the moon into blood,

Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.

32 And it shall come to pass

That whoever calls on the name of the Lord

Shall be saved.

For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance,

As the Lord has said,

Among the remnant whom the Lord calls.

Joel 2:31–32 — New Century Version (NCV)

31 The sun will become dark,

the moon red as blood,

before the overwhelming and terrible day of the Lord comes.

32 Then anyone who calls on the Lord

will be saved,

because on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem

there will be people who will be saved,

just as the Lord has said.

Those left alive after the day of punishment

are the people whom the Lord called.

Joel 2:31–32 — American Standard Version (ASV)

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.

Joel 2:31–32 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

31 The sun shall be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come. 32 And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of Jehovah shall be saved: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Jehovah hath said, and for the residue whom Jehovah shall call.

Joel 2:31–32 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

31 The sun will become dark, 

and the moon will become as red as blood 

before the terrifying day of the Lord comes.” 

32 Then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 

Those who escape will be on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. 

Among the survivors will be those whom the Lord calls, 

as the Lord has promised. 

Joel 2:31–32 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

31 The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.

32 Then everyone who calls

on the name of Yahweh will be saved,

for there will be an escape

for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,

as the Lord promised,

among the survivors the Lord calls.

Joel 2:31–32 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

31 The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 32 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.

Joel 2:31–32 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

31 The sun will be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh. 32 And it will happen—everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be rescued, because on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh said, and among the survivors whom Yahweh is calling.

Joel 2:31–32 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

31 The sun will become dark.

The moon will turn red like blood.

It will happen before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

32 Everyone who calls out to me will be saved.

On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem

some of my people will be left alive.

I have chosen them.

That is what I have promised.

Joel 2:31–32 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

31 “The sun will be turned into darkness

And the moon into blood

Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

32 “And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord

Will be delivered;

For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem

There will be those who escape,

As the Lord has said,

Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.


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