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Joel 2:31

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2:31The sunlight will be turned to darkness

and the moon to the color of blood,82

before the day of the Lord comes—

that great and terrible day!

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Footnotes

  1. 82 Heb “to blood,” but no doubt this is intended to indicate by metonymy the color of blood rather than the substance itself. The blood red color suggests a visual impression here—something that could be caused by fires, volcanic dust, sandstorms, or other atmospheric phenomena.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

NLTNew Living Translation

The sun will become dark,

and the moon will turn blood red

before that great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The sun will be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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