Joel 3:15

(4-15) The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

In Context

14(4-14) Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

16(4-16) And the LORD shall roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the LORD will be a refuge unto His people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

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Cross References

Joel 2:10Before them the earth quaketh, the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.

Matthew Henry on Joel 3:10-18

Threatenings against Israel's Enemies. ( b. c. 720.) 9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord . 12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will… Read the whole commentary →

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