Joel 2:31

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord come.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King 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.

In Context

30And I will show wonders in heaven, and upon the earth, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.

32And it shall come to pass that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved: for in mount Sion and in Jerusalem shall the saved one be as the Lord has said, and they that have glad tidings preached to them, whom the Lord has called.

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Cross References

Isaiah 34:4And all the powers of the heavens shall melt, and the sky shall be rolled up like a scroll: and all the stars shall fall like leaves from a vine, and as leaves fall from a fig tree.

Joel 3:1For, behold, in those days and at that time, when I shall have turned the captivity of Juda and Jerusalem,

Zephaniah 1:14For the great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and very speedy; the sound of the day of the Lord is made bitter and harsh.

Malachi 4:5+ 4:5 Luke 1:17 who shall turn again the heart of the father to the son, and the heart of a man to his neighbor, lest I come and strike the earth grievously.

Matthew Henry on Joel 2:29-32

Promise of Mercy. ( b. c. 720.) 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the… Read the whole commentary →

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