Joel 2:30-31


30 I will produce portents both in the sky
tn Or “in the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky,” depending on the context.
and on the earth
blood, fire, and columns of smoke.

31 The sunlight will be turned to darkness
and the moon to the color of blood,
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.

before the day of the Lord comes
that great and terrible day!
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