Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come. New Living Translation It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before or will ever be seen again. English Standard Version a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations. Berean Standard Bible a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. King James Bible A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. New King James Version A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations. New American Standard Bible A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations. NASB 1995 A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations. NASB 1977 A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations. Legacy Standard Bible A day of darkness and thick darkness, A day of clouds and dense gloom. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a numerous and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it For the years from generation to generation. Amplified Bible A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and of thick [dark] mist, Like the dawn spread over the mountains; There is a [pagan, hostile] people numerous and mighty, The like of which has never been before Nor will be again afterward Even for years of many generations. Christian Standard Bible a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and total darkness, like the dawn spreading over the mountains; a great and strong people appears, such as never existed in ages past and never will again in all the generations to come. Holman Christian Standard Bible a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and dense overcast, like the dawn spreading over the mountains; a great and strong people appears, such as never existed in ages past and never will again in all the generations to come. American Standard Version a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations. Contemporary English Version It will be dark and gloomy with storm clouds overhead. Troops will cover the mountains like thunderclouds. No army this powerful has ever been gathered before or will be gathered again. English Revised Version a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong, there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations. GOD'S WORD® Translation It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and overcast skies. A large and mighty army will spread over the mountains like the dawn. Nothing like this has ever happened. Nothing like this will ever happen again. Good News Translation It will be a dark and gloomy day, a black and cloudy day. The great army of locusts advances like darkness spreading over the mountains. There has never been anything like it, and there never will be again. International Standard Version A day of doom and gloom, a day of clouds and shadows like the dawn spreads out to cover the mountains— a people strong and robust. Never has there been anything like it, neither will anything follow to compare with it, even through the lifetime of generation upon generation." Majority Standard Bible a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. NET Bible It will be a day of dreadful darkness, a day of foreboding storm clouds, like blackness spread over the mountains. It is a huge and powerful army--there has never been anything like it ever before, and there will not be anything like it for many generations to come! New Heart English Bible A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As blackness spreading on the mountains a great and powerful people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even after the years of many generations. Webster's Bible Translation A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. World English Bible A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains, a great and strong people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even to the years of many generations. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA day of darkness and thick darkness, "" A day of cloud and thick darkness, "" As darkness spread on the mountains, "" A people numerous and mighty, "" Like there has not been from of old, "" And after it there is not again—Until the years of generation and generation. Young's Literal Translation A day of darkness and thick darkness, A day of cloud and thick darkness, As darkness spread on the mountains, A people numerous and mighty, Like it there hath not been from of old, And after it there is not again -- till the years of generation and generation. Smith's Literal Translation A day of darkness and of thick darkness; a day of cloud and gloom as the morning spread upon the mountains: great and strong people; the like to him was not from forever, and after him there shall not be added even to the years of generation and generation. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA 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. Catholic Public Domain Version a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and whirlwinds. Like the morning reaching over the mountains, they are a numerous and strong people. Nothing like them has existed since the beginning, nor will exist after them, even in the years of generation upon generation. New American Bible a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds! Like dawn spreading over the mountains, a vast and mighty army! Nothing like it has ever happened in ages past, nor will the future hold anything like it, even to the most distant generations. New Revised Standard Version a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness spread upon the mountains a great and powerful army comes; their like has never been from of old, nor will be again after them in ages to come. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the day of darkness and gloom is near, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, like the morning spread upon the mountains; it shall come upon a great and strong people; there has not been ever the like from of old, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The day of darkness and of thick darkness a day of clouds and of dark fog like the dawn that is spread on the mountains, a people many and strong the likes of which has not been from eternity, and after it shall not be until the years of a generation of generations OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, As blackness spread upon the mountains; A great people and a mighty, There hath not been ever the like, Neither shall be any more after them, Even to the years of many generations. Brenton Septuagint Translation for a day of darkness and gloominess is near, a day of cloud and mist: a numerous and strong people shall be spread upon the mountains as the morning; there has not been from the beginning one like it, and after it there shall not be again even to the years of many generations. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Army of Locusts1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— 2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. 3Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.… Cross References Zephaniah 1:15 That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, Amos 5:18 Woe 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. Matthew 24:29-31 Immediately 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.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Revelation 6:12-17 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. ... Isaiah 13:9-10 Behold, 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. / For 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. Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. Jeremiah 30:7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it. Daniel 12:1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Revelation 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish Ezekiel 30:3 For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. Obadiah 1:15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Isaiah 34:4 All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree. Luke 21:25-26 There 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. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Treasury of Scripture A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread on the mountains: a great people and a strong; there has not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. A day of darkness. Joel 2:10,31 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: … Joel 3:14,15 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision… Exodus 20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. as. Amos 4:13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name. a great. Joel 2:5,11,25 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array… Joel 1:6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. there. Joel 1:2,3 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? … Exodus 10:6,14 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh… Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. many generations. Deuteronomy 32:7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. Psalm 10:6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity. Jump to Previous Blackness Clouds Darkness Dawn Generations Gloominess Great Mighty Morning Mountains Spread Spreading Strong ThickJump to Next Blackness Clouds Darkness Dawn Generations Gloominess Great Mighty Morning Mountains Spread Spreading Strong ThickJoel 2 1. He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.12. He exhorts to repentance; 15. prescribes a fast; 18. promises a blessing thereon. 21. He comforts Zion with present, 28. and future blessings. a day of darkness and gloom The phrase "a day of darkness and gloom" evokes a profound sense of foreboding and divine judgment. In Hebrew, "darkness" (חֹשֶׁךְ, choshek) often symbolizes chaos, judgment, or the absence of God's favor. This imagery is reminiscent of the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 10:21-23) and the Day of the Lord, a recurring theme in prophetic literature, signifying a time when God intervenes in human history to execute judgment and bring about His purposes. The "gloom" (עֲרָפֶל, araphel) further intensifies this imagery, suggesting a thick, impenetrable darkness that envelops the land, indicating the severity of the coming judgment. a day of clouds and blackness Like the dawn spread over the mountains a great and strong army appears such as never was of old, nor ever will be in ages to come (1) Some understand this darkness literally, as in the description of the plague of locusts in Egypt it is written, "They covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened." (2) Others understand it figuratively, as light denotes prosperity, and darkness adversity. Thus Kimchi says, "Affliction is likened to darkness, as joy is likened to light." At the same time, he mentions the literal exposition: "Or," he says, "through the multitude of the locusts the land is darkened;" and refers to Exodus 10:15, "For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened." As the morning spread upon the mountains. (1) Some explain this of the locust-army stretching far like the morning light, as it breaks over the hills. Thus Pococke, "If shachar be rendered, as most generally, the morning, and the light thereof meant, then the meaning thereof seems to express the sudden coming and the widespreading of the thing spoken of, so as not to be hindered, in that resembling the morning light, which in a moment discovers itself on the tops of the mountains (on which it first appeareth), though at never so great a distance one from another." The wide and quick diffusion of this plague, like that of the morning light, is the thing meant. But . . . Hebrew a dayי֧וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of darkness חֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and gloom, וַאֲפֵלָ֗ה (wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 653: Duskiness, misfortune, concealment a day י֤וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of clouds עָנָן֙ (‘ā·nān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud and blackness. וַעֲרָפֶ֔ל (wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6205: Cloud, heavy cloud Like the dawn כְּשַׁ֖חַר (kə·ša·ḥar) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7837: Dawn overspreading פָּרֻ֣שׂ (pā·ruś) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse the mountains הֶֽהָרִ֑ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country a great רַ֣ב (raḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great and strong וְעָצ֔וּם (wə·‘ā·ṣūm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6099: Powerful, numerous people appears, עַ֚ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock such as כָּמֹ֗הוּ (kā·mō·hū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 3644: Like, as, when never לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no was נִֽהְיָה֙ (nih·yāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be of מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of old, הָ֣עוֹלָ֔ם (hā·‘ō·w·lām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always nor will ever be לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no in ages שְׁנֵ֖י (šə·nê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 8141: A year to come. וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ (wə·’a·ḥă·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part Links Joel 2:2 NIVJoel 2:2 NLT Joel 2:2 ESV Joel 2:2 NASB Joel 2:2 KJV Joel 2:2 BibleApps.com Joel 2:2 Biblia Paralela Joel 2:2 Chinese Bible Joel 2:2 French Bible Joel 2:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Joel 2:2 A day of darkness and gloominess (Jl Joe.) |
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