Joel 2:31
ContextNET © | The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, 1 before the day of the Lord comes – that great and terrible day! |
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. |
NASB © | "The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. |
NLT © | The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon will turn bloodred before that great and terrible day of the LORD arrives. |
MSG © | the sun turning black and the moon blood-red, Before the Judgment Day of GOD, the Day tremendous and awesome. |
BBE © | The sun will be made dark and the moon turned to blood, before the great day of the Lord comes, a day to be feared. |
NRSV © | The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes. |
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. |
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NET © | The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, 1 before the day of the Lord comes – that great and terrible day! |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “to blood,” but no doubt this is intended to indicate by metonymy the color of blood rather than the substance itself. The blood red color suggests a visual impression here – something that could be caused by fires, volcanic dust, sandstorms, or other atmospheric phenomena. |