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Joel 2:10

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2:10The earth quakes33 before them;34

the sky reverberates.35

The sun and the moon grow dark;

the stars refuse to shine.36

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Footnotes

  1. 33 Witnesses of locust invasions have described the visual effect of large numbers of these creatures crawling over one another on the ground. At such times the ground is said to appear to be in motion, creating a dizzying effect on some observers. The reference in v. 10 to the darkening of the sun and moon probably has to do with the obscuring of visibility due to large numbers of locusts swarming in the sky.
  2. 34 Heb “before it.”
  3. 35 Heb “trembles.”
  4. 36 Heb “gather their brightness.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The earth quakes before them;

the heavens tremble.

The sun and the moon are darkened,

and the stars withdraw their shining.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Before them the earth shakes,

the heavens tremble,

the sun and moon are darkened,

and the stars no longer shine.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The earth quakes before them;

the sky shakes.

The sun and moon grow dark,

and the stars cease their shining.

NLTNew Living Translation

The earth quakes as they advance,

and the heavens tremble.

The sun and moon grow dark,

and the stars no longer shine.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Before them the earth quakes;

the heavens tremble;

the sun and the moon grow dark,

and the stars have withheld their splendor

KJV 1900King James Version

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: