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Joel 2:31 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Joel 2:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 2 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Joel 2:31
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood (Hebrew hashemesh yehafekh lechoshekh vehayare'ach ledam, הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵהָפֵךְ לְחֹשֶׁךְ וְהַיָּרֵחַ לְדָם)—Joel describes cosmic catastrophe preceding the Day of the LORD. The verb hafakh (הָפַךְ, "be turned/changed") indicates transformation or reversal—these celestial bodies won't merely dim but fundamentally change character. The sun becoming choshekh (חֹשֶׁךְ, darkness) echoes the ninth plague on Egypt (Exodus 10:21-23) and foreshadows Christ's crucifixion when "there was darkness over all the earth" (Luke 23:44). The moon beco...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joel 2:31
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“and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair”
“the sun will be darkened”
“that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.,For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch., כִּי־הִנֵּה הַיּוֹם בָּא בֹּעֵר כַּתַּנּוּר וְהָיוּ כָל־זֵדִים וְכָל־עֹשֵׂה רִשְׁעָה קַשׁ וְלִהַט אֹתָם הַיּוֹם הַבָּא אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יַעֲזֹב לָהֶם שֹׁרֶשׁ וְעָנָף׃ ,For, behold, the day cometh, It burneth as a furnace; And all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; And the day that cometh shall set them ablaze, Saith the LORD of hosts, That it shall leave them neither root nor branch.,3:19 διότι ἰδοὺ ἡμέρα κυρίου ἔρχεται καιομένη ὡς κλίβανος καὶ φλέξει αὐτούς καὶ ἔσονται πάντες οἱ ἀλλογενεῖς καὶ πάντες οἱ ποιοῦντες ἄνομα καλάμη καὶ ἀνάψει αὐτοὺς ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ ἐρχομένη λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ καὶ οὐ μὴ ὑπολειφθῇ ἐξ αὐτῶν ῥίζα οὐδὲ κλῆμα,For, behold, a day comes burning as an oven, and it shall consume them; and all the aliens, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that is coming shall set them on fire, saith the Lord Almighty, and there shall not be left of them root or branch.,,,,”
“I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.”
“and the stars withdraw their shining.”
“and the stars withdraw their shining.”
“and hurries greatly”
“after that oppression”
“the day of Yahweh comes”
“moon”