Joel

Joel 2:29–31

29Even on My menservants and maidservants,

I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

30I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth,

blood and fire and columnsg of smoke.

31The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the coming of the great and awesomeh Day of the LORD.

Footnotes

  • g 2:30 LXX clouds or billows
  • h 2:31 Or dreadful; LXX glorious

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Joel 2:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Evenוְגַ֥םwə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
menservantsהָֽעֲבָדִ֖יםhā·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5650 slave, servant
andוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
maidservantsהַשְּׁפָח֑וֹתhaš·šə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH8198 maid, maid-servant
I will pour outאֶשְׁפּ֖וֹךְ’eš·pō·wḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH8210 pour out, pour
My Spiritרוּחִֽי׃rū·ḥîNoun - common singular construct; first person common singularH7307 breath, wind, spirit
in thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהhā·hêm·māhArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbay·yā·mîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH3117 day

Joel 2:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will showוְנָֽתַתִּי֙wə·nā·ṯat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
wondersמֽוֹפְתִ֔יםmō·wp̄·ṯîmNoun - masculine pluralH4159 wonder, sign, portent
in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםbaš·šā·ma·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
and on the earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץū·ḇā·’ā·reṣConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
bloodדָּ֣םdāmNoun - masculine singularH1818 blood
and fireוָאֵ֔שׁwā·’êšConjunctive waw; Noun - common singularH784 fire
and columnsוְתִֽימֲר֖וֹתwə·ṯî·mă·rō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural constructH8490 column, cloud
of smokeעָשָֽׁן׃‘ā·šānNoun - masculine singularH6227 smoke

Joel 2:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙haš·še·mešArticle; Noun - common singularH8121 sun
will be turnedיֵהָפֵ֣ךְyê·hā·p̄êḵVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2015 turn, overturn
to darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְlə·ḥō·šeḵPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
and the moonוְהַיָּרֵ֖חַwə·hay·yā·rê·aḥConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3394 moon
to bloodלְדָ֑םlə·ḏāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
beforeלִפְנֵ֗יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the comingבּ֚וֹאbō·wVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלhag·gā·ḏō·wlArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃wə·han·nō·w·rāConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH3372 fear
Dayי֣וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Joel 2:29 1 Corinthians 12:13 · Galatians 3:28 · Colossians 3:11

Joel 2:30 Acts 2:19–20 · Luke 21:11 · Matthew 24:29 · Luke 21:25–26 · Judges 20:40 · Mark 13:24–25 · Revelation 6:12–17

Joel 2:31 Revelation 6:12–13 · Matthew 24:29 · Malachi 4:1 · Malachi 4:5 · Joel 3:15 · Joel 2:10 · Mark 13:24–25 · Zephaniah 1:14–16 · Isaiah 13:9–10 · Luke 21:25 · Joel 3:1 · Matthew 27:45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.