10 For the (A)stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash their light;
The (B)sun will be dark when it rises
And the moon will not shed its light.

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10 The stars of heaven and their constellations
    will not show their light.(A)
The rising sun(B) will be darkened(C)
    and the moon will not give its light.(D)

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23 Then the (A)moon will be ashamed and the sun be put to shame,
For the (B)Lord of armies will reign on (C)Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
And His glory will be before His elders.

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23 The moon will be dismayed,
    the sun(A) ashamed;
for the Lord Almighty will reign(B)
    on Mount Zion(C) and in Jerusalem,
    and before its elders—with great glory.(D)

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And when I (A)extinguish you,
I will (B)cover the heavens and darken their (C)stars;
I will cover the (D)sun with a cloud
And the moon will not give its light.

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When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens
    and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
    and the moon will not give its light.(A)

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10 Before them the earth (A)quakes,
The heavens tremble,
The (B)sun and the moon become dark,
And the stars lose their brightness.

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10 Before them the earth shakes,(A)
    the heavens tremble,(B)
the sun and moon are darkened,(C)
    and the stars no longer shine.(D)

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31 The (A)sun will be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the (B)great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

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31 The sun will be turned to darkness(A)
    and the moon to blood
    before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(B)

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15 The (A)sun and moon have become dark,
And the stars have lost their brightness.
16 The Lord (B)roars from Zion
And (C)utters His voice from Jerusalem,
And the (D)heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is a (E)refuge for His people,
And a (F)stronghold for the sons of Israel.
17 Then you will (G)know that I am the Lord your God,
Dwelling on Zion, My (H)holy mountain.
So Jerusalem will be (I)holy,
And (J)strangers will no longer pass through it.

Judah Will Be Blessed

18 And on that day
The (K)mountains will drip with [a]sweet wine,
And the hills will (L)flow with milk,
And all the (M)brooks of Judah will flow with water;
And a (N)spring will go out from the house of the Lord
And water the Valley of [b]Shittim.
19 Egypt will become a wasteland,
And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,
Because of the (O)violence [c]done to the sons of Judah,
In whose land they have shed innocent blood.
20 But Judah will be (P)inhabited forever,
And Jerusalem for all generations.
21 And I will (Q)avenge their blood which I have not avenged,
For the Lord dwells in Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:18 Lit freshly pressed-out grape juice
  2. Joel 3:18 Or acacias
  3. Joel 3:19 Lit of the sons

15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
    and the stars no longer shine.(A)
16 The Lord will roar(B) from Zion
    and thunder from Jerusalem;(C)
    the earth and the heavens will tremble.(D)
But the Lord will be a refuge(E) for his people,
    a stronghold(F) for the people of Israel.

Blessings for God’s People

17 “Then you will know(G) that I, the Lord your God,(H)
    dwell in Zion,(I) my holy hill.(J)
Jerusalem will be holy;(K)
    never again will foreigners invade her.(L)

18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(M)
    and the hills will flow with milk;(N)
    all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(O)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(P)
    and will water the valley of acacias.[a](Q)
19 But Egypt(R) will be desolate,
    Edom(S) a desert waste,
because of violence(T) done to the people of Judah,
    in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever(U)
    and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?(V)
    No, I will not.(W)

The Lord dwells in Zion!(X)

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  1. Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim

20 Will the day of the Lord not be (A)darkness instead of light,
Even gloom with no brightness in it?

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20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness,(A) not light—
    pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?(B)

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And it will come about on that day,” declares the Lord God,
“That I will make the (A)sun go down at noon,
And (B)make the earth dark in [a]broad daylight.

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  1. Amos 8:9 Lit a day of light

“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,

“I will make the sun go down at noon
    and darken the earth in broad daylight.(A)

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15 That day is a day of anger,
A day of (A)trouble and distress,
A day of destruction and desolation,
A day of (B)darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,

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15 That day will be a day of wrath—
    a day of distress and anguish,
        a day of trouble and ruin,
    a day of darkness(A) and gloom,
        a day of clouds and blackness(B)

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The Glorious Return

29 “But immediately after the (A)tribulation of those days (B)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and (C)the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then (D)the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see (E)the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. 31 And (F)He will send forth His angels with (G)a great trumpet blast, and they will gather together His [a](H)elect from (I)the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Parable of the Fig Tree

32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so you too, when you see all these things, [b]recognize that [c]He is near, right (J)at the [d]door. 34 Truly I say to you, (K)this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 (L)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

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  1. Matthew 24:31 Or chosen ones
  2. Matthew 24:33 Or know
  3. Matthew 24:33 Or it
  4. Matthew 24:33 Lit doors

29 “Immediately after the distress 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 heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[a](A)

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[b] will mourn(B) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(C) with power and great glory.[c] 31 And he will send his angels(D) with a loud trumpet call,(E) and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[d] is near, right at the door.(F) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(G) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
  2. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  3. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
  4. Matthew 24:33 Or he

20 The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

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20 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood(A)
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

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The Sixth Seal: Terror

12 And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great (A)earthquake; and the (B)sun became as black as (C)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; 13 and (D)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, (E)as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. 14 (F)The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and (G)every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then (H)the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they *(I)said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the [a]sight of Him (J)who sits on the throne, and from the (K)wrath of the Lamb; 17 for (L)the great day of Their wrath has come, and (M)who is able to stand?”

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  1. Revelation 6:16 Lit face

12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.(A) The sun turned black(B) like sackcloth(C) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth,(D) as figs drop from a fig tree(E) when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up,(F) and every mountain and island was removed from its place.(G)

15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free,(H) hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.(I) 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us(J) and hide us[a] from the face of him who sits on the throne(K) and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day(L) of their[b] wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”(M)

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  1. Revelation 6:16 See Hosea 10:8.
  2. Revelation 6:17 Some manuscripts his

12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third(A) of them turned dark.(B) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(C)

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