Joel 2:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Joel 2:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joel 2:31 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joel 2:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.”

Joel 2:31 — World English Bible

Joel 2:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Joel 2:31 — American Standard Version

Joel 2:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The sun is turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.”

Joel 2:31 — Young's Literal Translation

Joel 2:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The sun shall be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come. ”

Joel 2:31 — Darby Translation

Joel 2:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The sunne shalbe turned into darkenesse, and the moone into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.”

Joel 2:31 — Geneva Bible

Joel 2:31 in Context — Joel 2

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 terrible day of the Lord come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

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What Does Joel 2:31 Mean?

Joel 2:31 is a verse from the Book of Joel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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