InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
Yoel 3 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21
◄ ← YOEL (JOEL) 3:15 ↓ → ║ ≡ ©
OET-LV (JOL 4:15) [fn] Sun and_moon they_have_become_dark and_the_stars they_have_withdrawn brightness_of_their.
4:15 Note: KJB: Yōʼēl/(Joel).3.15
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֖חַ קָדָ֑רוּ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם
(Some words not found in UHB: sun and,moon grow_dark and_[the],stars withdraw brightness_of,their )
These are the same phrases as in 2:10, where Joel used them to describe the locust swarm blocking the light of the sun, moon, and stars. Here, in Joel’s description of the final judgment, these phrases could: (1) have a literal meaning, describing how the creation will disintegrate at the end of history. See the UST. Or (2) be symbolic of earthly rulers and nations losing their power. Alternate translation: [All earthly powers fade before the power of Yahweh]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם
and_[the],stars withdraw brightness_of,their
See how you translated the same expression in 2:10.
OET-LV (JOL 4:15) [fn] Sun and_moon they_have_become_dark and_the_stars they_have_withdrawn brightness_of_their.
4:15 Note: KJB: Yōʼēl/(Joel).3.15
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.