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Joel 2:31

The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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ASV

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.

KJV

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

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshthe sunH8121 →
יֵהָפֵ֣ךְye.ha.Fekhit will be changedH2015 →
לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhinto darknessH2822 →
וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achand the moonH3394 →
לְדָ֑םle.Daminto bloodH1818 →
לִפְנֵ֗יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
בּ֚וֹאBo'comesH935 →
י֣וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ve.ha.no.Ra'and <the> awesomeH3372 →

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Revelation 6:12–13And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”Revelation 8:12Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.Joel 3:15The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.Amos 5:18Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.Revelation 6:17For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”Joel 2:10Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.Mark 13:24–25But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;Zephaniah 1:14–16The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.Isaiah 13:9–10Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it.Ezekiel 32:7When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.Luke 21:25There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.Joel 3:1“Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,Zephaniah 1:7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.

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