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Joel 2:30–31

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30I will show wonders in the heavensr

and on the earth,s

blood and fire and billows of smoke.

31The sun will be turned to darknesst

and the moon to blood

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

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Cross references

  1. rLk 21:11
  2. sMk 13:24–25
  3. tSee ver 2; See Isa 22:5; See Jer 4:23; See Mt 24:29
  4. uSee Joel 1:15; Ob 1:15; Mal 3:2; 4:1, 5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will display wonders

in the heavens and on the earth:

blood, fire, and columns of smoke.

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

And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth—

blood and fire and columns of smoke.

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

And I will set wonders in the heavens, and on earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 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

And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth,

Blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

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

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