JOEL 3:15 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The sun and the moon become dark,
⇔ and the stars withheld their brightness.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT The sun and the moon become dark,
⇔ and the stars withdraw their brightness.

UST At that time there will be no light from the sun or moon,
⇔ and the stars will not shine.

BSB The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars {will} no longer shine.
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OEB ⇔ Sun and moon have turned dark,
⇔ and the stars withdrawn their shining.

WEBBE The sun and the moon are darkened,
⇔ and the stars withdraw their shining.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The sun and moon are darkened;
⇔ the stars withhold their brightness.

LSV Sun and moon have been black,
And stars have gathered up their shining.

FBV The sun and moon will become dark, and the stars will stop shining.

T4T At that time there will be no light from the sun or moon,
⇔ and the stars will not shine.

LEB No LEB JOEL book available

BBE The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.

Moff No Moff JOEL book available

JPS (4-15) The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.

ASV The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

DRA The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.

YLT Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

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

RV The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

SLT The sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars took away their shining.

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

KJB-1769 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

KJB-1611 The Sunne and the Moone shall be darkened, and the starres shall withdraw their shining.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps No Bshps JOEL book available

Gnva The sunne and moone shalbe darkened, and the starres shall withdrawe their light.
(The sun and moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JOEL book available

Wycl No Wycl JOEL book available

Luth No Luth JOEL book available

ClVg Sol et luna obtenebrati sunt, et stellæ retraxerunt splendorem suum.
(Sol and moon obtenebrati are, and stars retraxerunt brightness/splendourem his_own. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JOEL book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ וְ⁠יָרֵ֖חַ קָדָ֑רוּ וְ⁠כוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽ⁠ם

(shemesh və⁠yārēaḩ qādārū və⁠kōkāⱱim ʼāşəfū nāgəhā⁠m)

These are the same phrases as in [2:10](../02/10.md), 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

(və⁠kōkāⱱim ʼāşəfū nāgəhā⁠m)

See how you translated the same expression in [2:10](../02/10.md).

Parallel JOEL 3:15