Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
*The Sunne and the Moone shall be darkened, and the starres shall withdraw their shining.
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- *Cross-referenceCha.2.31.
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- Luke 21:25–26Rank 3 from verse 15
25¶ And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
25¶ *And there shalbe signes in the Sunne, and in the Moone, and in the Starres, and vpon the earth distresse of nations, with perplexity, the Sea and the waues roaring,
26Mens hearts failing them for feare, and for looking after those things which are comming on the earth; For the powers of heauen shall be shaken.
- Matthew 24:29Rank 4 from verse 15
29¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
29¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those dayes, *shall the Sunne be darkned, and the Moone shall not giue her light, and the starres shall fall from heauen, and the powers of the heauens shall be shaken.
- Isaiah 13:10Rank 5 from verse 15
10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
10*For the starres of heauen, and the constellations thereof shall not giue their light: the sunne shalbe darkened in his going forth, and the moone shall not cause her light to shine.
- Revelation 6:12–13Rank 6 from verse 15
12And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
12And I beheld when he had opened the sixt seale, and loe, there was a great earthquake, and the Sunne became blacke as sackecloth of haire, and the Moone became as blood.
13And the starres of heauen fell vnto the earth, euen as a figge tree casteth her †vntimely figs when she is shaken of a mighty winde.
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Joel 3:15
The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of darken. Sense 1: To make dark or deprive of light. Sense 2: To obscure in understanding.
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1. Lights seen in the heavens. 2. Persons or powers represented by stars.
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To draw back, remove, recall, or depart.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of shine, meaning to emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor. To give light, real or figurative.
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3:9¶ Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
3:9¶ †Proclaime ye this among the gentiles: prepare warre, wake vp the mightie men, let all the men of warre draw neere, let them come vp.
3:10Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
3:10*‖Beate your plowe shares into swords, and your pruning hookes into speares, let the weake say, I am strong.
3:11Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.
3:11‖Assemble your selues, and come all ye heathen, and gather your selues together round about: thither cause thy mightie ones to come downe, O LORD.
3:12Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
3:12Let the heathen be wakened, and come vp to the valley of Iehoshaphat: for there will I sit to iudge all the heathen round about.
3:13Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
3:13*Put ye in the sickle, for the haruest is ripe, come, get you downe, for the presse is full, the fats ouerflowe, for the wickednesse is great.
3:14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
3:14‖Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for y e day of the LORD is neere in the valley of decision.
3:15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
3:15*The Sunne and the Moone shall be darkened, and the starres shall withdraw their shining.
Selected passage3:16The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
3:16*†The LORD also shal roare out of Zion, and vtter his voice from Ierusalem, and the heauens and the earth shall shake, but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
3:17So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
3:17†*So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy Mountaine: then shall Ierusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers passe through her any more.