Joel 2:31
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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come.

sun.

Joel 2:10 At their presence the earth hath trembled, the heavens are moved: the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.

Joel 3:1,15 For behold in those days, and in that time when I shall bring back the captivity of Juda, and Jerusalem: . . .

Isaiah 13:9,10 Behold, the day of the Lord shall come, a cruel day, and full of indignation, and of wrath, and fury, to lay the land desolate, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it. . . .

Isaiah 34:4,5 And all the host of the heavens shall pine away, and the heavens shall be folded together as a book: and all their host shall fall down as the leaf falleth from the vine, and from the fig tree. . . .

Matthew 24:29 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved.

Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour, there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour.

Mark 13:24,25 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light. . . .

Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea, and of the waves:

Revelation 6:12,13 And I saw, when he had opened the sixth seal: and behold there was a great earthquake. And the sun became black as sackcloth of hair: and the whole moon became as blood. . . .

the great.

Zephaniah 1:14-16 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and exceeding swift: the voice of the day of the Lord is bitter, the mighty man shall there meet with tribulation. . . .

Malachi 4:1,5 For behold the day shall come kindled as a furnace: and all the proud, and all that do wickedly shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall set them on fire, saith the Lord of hosts, it shall not leave them root, nor branch. . . .

Context
I Will Pour Out My Spirit
30And I will shew wonders in heaven; and in earth, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke. 31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come.32And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved: for in Mount Sion, and in Jerusalem shall be salvation, as the Lord hath said, and in the residue whom the Lord shall call.…
Cross References
Matthew 24:29
And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved.

Mark 13:24
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light.

Luke 21:25
And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea, and of the waves:

Acts 2:20
The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord to come.

Revelation 6:12
And I saw, when he had opened the sixth seal: and behold there was a great earthquake. And the sun became black as sackcloth of hair: and the whole moon became as blood.

Revelation 6:13
And the stars from heaven fell upon the earth, as the fig tree casteth its green figs when it is shaken by a great wind.

Revelation 8:12
And the fourth angel sounded the trumpet: and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, so that the third part of them was darkened. And the day did not shine for a third part of it: and the night in like manner.

Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the day of the Lord shall come, a cruel day, and full of indignation, and of wrath, and fury, to lay the land desolate, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven, and their brightness shall not display their light: the sun shall be darkened in his rising, and the moon shall not shine with her light.

Isaiah 34:4
And all the host of the heavens shall pine away, and the heavens shall be folded together as a book: and all their host shall fall down as the leaf falleth from the vine, and from the fig tree.

Jeremiah 4:28
The Earth shall mourn, and the heavens shall lament from above: because I have spoken, I have purposed, and I have not repented, neither am I turned away from it.

Ezekiel 32:7
And I will cover the heavens, when thou shalt be put out, and I will make the stars thereof dark: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

Joel 2:1
Blow ye the trumpet in Sion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: because the day of the Lord cometh, because it is nigh at hand.

Joel 2:2
A day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and whirlwinds: a numerous and strong people as the morning spread upon the mountains: the like to it hath not been from the beginning, nor shall be after it, even to the years of generation and generation.

Joel 2:10
At their presence the earth hath trembled, the heavens are moved: the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.

Joel 2:11
And the Lord hath uttered his voice before the face of his army: for his armies are exceedingly great, for they are strong, and execute his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible: and who can stand it?

Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.

Zechariah 14:6
And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall be no light, but cold and frost.

Malachi 4:1
For behold the day shall come kindled as a furnace: and all the proud, and all that do wickedly shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall set them on fire, saith the Lord of hosts, it shall not leave them root, nor branch.

Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

Lexicon
The sun
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ (haš·še·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

will be turned
יֵהָפֵ֣ךְ (yê·hā·p̄êḵ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

to darkness
לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ (lə·ḥō·šeḵ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

and the moon
וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ (wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3394: The moon

to blood
לְדָ֑ם (lə·ḏām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

before
לִפְנֵ֗י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

the coming
בּ֚וֹא (bō·w)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

of the great
הַגָּד֖וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

and awesome
וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ (wə·han·nō·w·rā)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

day
י֣וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

of the LORD.
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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