Joel 2:2,31
Joel 2:2 King James Version (KJV)
a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Joel 2:31 King James Version (KJV)
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Joel 2:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Blow the ram’s horn trumpet in Zion! Trumpet the alarm on my holy mountain! Shake the country up! GOD’s Judgment’s on its way—the Day’s almost here! A black day! A Doomsday! Clouds with no silver lining! Like dawn light moving over the mountains, a huge army is coming. There’s never been anything like it and never will be again. Wildfire burns everything before this army and fire licks up everything in its wake. Before it arrives, the country is like the Garden of Eden. When it leaves, it is Death Valley. Nothing escapes unscathed.
Joel 2:28-32 The Message (MSG)
“And that’s just the beginning: After that— “I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters. Your old men will dream, your young men will see visions. I’ll even pour out my Spirit on the servants, men and women both. I’ll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below: Blood and fire and billowing smoke, the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Judgment Day of GOD, the Day tremendous and awesome. Whoever calls, ‘Help, GOD!’ gets help. On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be a great rescue—just as GOD said. Included in the survivors are those that GOD calls.”
Joel 2:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.
Joel 2:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.
Joel 2:2 New Century Version (NCV)
It will be a dark, gloomy day, cloudy and black. Like the light at sunrise, a great and powerful army will spread over the mountains. There has never been anything like it before, and there will never be anything like it again.
Joel 2:31 New Century Version (NCV)
The sun will become dark, the moon red as blood, before the overwhelming and terrible day of the LORD comes.
Joel 2:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
Joel 2:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.
Joel 2:2 New International Version (NIV)
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.
Joel 2:31 New International Version (NIV)
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
Joel 2:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.
Joel 2:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
Joel 2:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and of thick [dark] mist, Like the dawn spread over the mountains; There is a [pagan, hostile] people numerous and mighty, The like of which has never been before Nor will be again afterward Even for years of many generations.
Joel 2:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes. [Is 13:6, 9-11; 24:21-23; Ezek 32:7-10; Matt 24:29, 30; Rev 6:12-17]
Joel 2:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before or will ever be seen again.
Joel 2:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
Joel 2:2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations.