JOEL 2:10 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ συγχυθήσεται ἡ γῆ, καὶ σεισθήσεται ὁ οὐρανός· ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ἡ σελήνη συσκοτάσουσι, καὶ ἄστρα δύσουσι τὸ φέγγος αὐτῶν.
(Pro prosōpou autou sugⱪuthaʸsetai haʸ gaʸ, kai seisthaʸsetai ho ouranos; ho haʸlios kai haʸ selaʸnaʸ suskotasousi, kai astra dusousi to fengos autōn. )

BrTr Before them the earth shall be confounded, and the sky shall be shaken: the sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light.

ULT The earth shakes in front of them,
⇔ the heavens tremble,
⇔ the sun and the moon are darkened,
⇔ and the stars stop shining.

UST It is as though they cause the earth to shake and the sky to tremble.
⇔ The sun and the moon become dark,
⇔ and the stars do not shine
⇔ because there are so many locusts in the sky.

BSB ⇔ Before them the earth quakes;
⇔ the heavens tremble.
⇔ The sun and moon grow dark,
⇔ and the stars lose their brightness.

OEB ⇔ Earth trembles before them,
⇔ the sky quakes,
⇔ the sun and moon become dark,
⇔ and the stars withdraw their shining;

WEBBE The earth quakes before them.
⇔ The heavens tremble.
⇔ The sun and the moon are darkened,
⇔ and the stars withdraw their shining.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The earth quakes before them;
⇔ the sky reverberates.
⇔ The sun and the moon grow dark;
⇔ the stars refuse to shine.

LSV At their face the earth has trembled,
The heavens have shaken,
Sun and moon have been black,
And stars have gathered up their shining.

FBV The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble, the sun and the moon grow dark, the stars stop shining.

T4T ⇔ It is as though they cause the earth to shake and the sky to tremble.
⇔ The sun and the moon become dark
⇔ and the stars do not shine
⇔ because there are so many locusts in the sky.

LEB • [fn] the earth quakes; the heavens tremble; • the sun and the moon grow dark, • and the stars[fn] their splendor

2:1 Literally “Before the presence of it”

2:1 Literally “gathered”

BBE The earth is troubled before them and the heavens are shaking: the sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining:

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JPS Before them the earth quaketh, the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.

ASV The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

DRA At their presence the earth hath trembled, the heavens are moved: the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.

YLT At their face trembled hath the earth, Shaken have the heavens, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

Drby The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

RV The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble: the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining:

Wbstr 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:

KJB-1769 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:

KJB-1611 The [fn]earth shall quake before them, the heauens shall tremble, the Sun & the Moone shall be darke, & the starres shall withdrawe their shining.
(The earth shall quake before them, the heavens shall tremble, the Sun and the Moone shall be darke, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.)

2:10 Isai.13. 10. ezech. 32.2.

Bshps The earth shall quake before him, the heauens shall tremble, the sunne and the moone shalbe darke, and the starres shall withdrawe their shinyng.
(The earth shall quake before him, the heavens shall tremble, the sun and the moon shall be darke, and the stars shall withdraw their shinyng.)

Gnva The earth shall tremble before him, ye heauens shall shake, the sunne and the moone shalbe darke, and the starres shall withdraw their shining,
(The earth shall tremble before him, ye/you_all heavens shall shake, the sun and the moon shall be darke, and the stars shall withdraw their shining, )

Cvdl The earth shal quake before him, yee the heauens shalbe moued: the Sonne & Moone shal be darckened, and the starres shal withdrawe their shyne.
(The earth shall quake before him, ye/you_all the heavens shall be moved: the Son and Moone shall be darckened, and the stars shall withdraw their shyne.)

Wycl The erthe tremblide of his face, heuenys weren mouyd, the sunne and the moone weren maad derk, and sterris withdrowen her schynyng.
(The earth tremblide of his face, heuenys were moved, the sun and the moon were made derk, and sterris withdrowen her schynyng.)

Luth Vor ihm erzittert das Land und bebet der Himmel; Sonne und Mond werden finster, und die Sterne verhalten ihren Schein.
(Vor him erzittert the Land and bebet the/of_the heaven; sun and moon become finster, and the Sterne verhalten your Schein.)

ClVg A facie ejus contremuit terra, moti sunt cæli, sol et luna obtenebrati sunt, et stellæ retraxerunt splendorem suum.
(A face his contremuit terra, moti are cæli, sol and luna obtenebrati are, and stellæ retraxerunt splendorem his_own. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

לְ⁠פָנָי⁠ו֙ רָ֣גְזָה אֶ֔רֶץ רָעֲשׁ֖וּ שָׁמָ֑יִם

before,face/front,them quakes earth/land tremble heavens

Joel is speaking as if the locust swarm were so powerful that it was causing the earth to shake and the heavens to tremble. He means that the locusts make such a loud sound and cause such vibration that it seems like this is happening. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “They make such a loud sound and cause such vibration that it is as if the earth is shaking and the heavens are trembling”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ וְ⁠יָרֵ֨חַ֙ קָדָ֔רוּ

sun and,moon grow_dark

Joel is speaking as if the sun and the moon had literally become dark. He means that the locust swarm is blocking their light. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the locust swarm blocks the light of the sun and moon”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠כוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽ⁠ם

and,stars withdraw shining,their

Joel is speaking of the stars as if they were living things that could withdraw their brightness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the light of the stars is no longer visible”

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