Joel 3 · Verse 15

Joel 3:15

The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Joel 3:15, King James Version

Joel 3:15 in other translations

BSBThe sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
WEBThe sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
ASVThe sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
YLTSun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
DARBYThe sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
BBEThe sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
WebsterThe sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

What does Joel 3:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. (See on Joe 2:10; Joe 2:30).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened - High and mighty states shall be eclipsed, and brought to ruin, and the stars - petty states, princes, and governors - shall withdraw their shining; withhold their influence and tribute from the kingdoms to which they have belonged, and set up themselves as independent governors.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joel 3:9-17

Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, shall be cut off from all comfort and joy. Most of the prophets foretell the same final victory of the church of God over all that oppose it. To the wicked it will be a terrible day, but to the righteous it will be a joyful day. What cause have those who possess an interest in Christ…

Read the full comment on Joel 3:9-17 →

Joel 3:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshsunH8121
וְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achand moonH3394
קָדָ֑רוּka.Da.ruthey have become darkH6937
וְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.Vimand [the] starsH3556
אָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.Futhey have withdrawnH622
נָגְהָֽם\׃na.ge.Hambrightness theirH5051

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joel 3:15

  • Joel 2:10

    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:

  • Luke 21:25-26

    And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

  • Joel 2:31

    The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.

  • Matthew 24:29

    Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

  • Isaiah 13:10

    For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

  • Revelation 6:12-13

    And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:10,31; Isa 13:10; Mt 24:29; Lu 21:25,26; Re 6:12,13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joel 3:14

    Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

  • Joel 3:15

    The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

  • Joel 3:16

    The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El sol y la luna se oscurecerán, y las estrellas retraerán su resplandor.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Sonne und der Mond verfinstern sich, und die Sterne verhalten ihren Glanz.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sol et luna obtenebrati sunt, et stellæ retraxerunt splendorem suum.