Joel
Joel 2:31
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
- h 2:31 Or dreadful; LXX glorious
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sun | הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ | haš·še·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| will be turned | יֵהָפֵ֣ךְ | yê·hā·p̄êḵ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| to darkness | לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ | lə·ḥō·šeḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| and the moon | וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ | wə·hay·yā·rê·aḥ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3394 moon |
| to blood | לְדָ֑ם | lə·ḏām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| before | לִפְנֵ֗י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the coming | בּ֚וֹא | bō·w | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| of the great | הַגָּד֖וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| and awesome | וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ | wə·han·nō·w·rā | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| Day | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.