Joel

Joel 3:15–16

¹⁵The sun and moon will grow dark,

and the stars will no longer shine.

¹⁶The LORD will roar from Zion

and raise His voice from Jerusalem;

heaven and earth will tremble.

But the LORD will be a refuge for His people,

a stronghold for the people of Israel.

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Joel 3:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sun	שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ	še·meš	Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
and moon	וְיָרֵ֖חַ	wə·yā·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
will grow dark	קָדָ֑רוּ	qā·ḏā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6937 be dark
and the stars	וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים	wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3556 star
no longer	אָסְפ֥וּ	’ā·sə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
shine	נָגְהָֽם׃	nā·ḡə·hām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5051 brightness

Joel 3:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	וַיהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will roar	יִשְׁאָ֗ג	yiš·’āḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7580 roar
from Zion	מִצִּיּ֣וֹן	miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
and raise	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
His voice	קוֹל֔וֹ	qō·w·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
from Jerusalem	וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	ū·mî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
heaven	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and earth	וָאָ֑רֶץ	wā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will tremble	וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּ	wə·rā·‘ă·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7493 quake, shake
But the LORD	וַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will be a refuge	מַֽחֲסֶ֣ה	ma·ḥă·seh	Noun - masculine singular	H4268 refuge, shelter
for His people	לְעַמּ֔וֹ	lə·‘am·mōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
a stronghold	וּמָע֖וֹז	ū·mā·‘ō·wz	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
for the people	לִבְנֵ֥י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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Joel 3:15 Joel 2:10 · Joel 2:31 · Luke 21:25–26 · Matthew 24:29

Joel 3:16 Amos 1:2 · Joel 2:10–11 · Jeremiah 25:30–31 · Jeremiah 16:19 · Haggai 2:6 · Isaiah 42:13 · Proverbs 18:10 · Psalm 61:3 · Isaiah 51:16 · Ezekiel 38:19 · Revelation 16:18 · Psalm 18:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.