King James Version

Joel 3:15

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Joel 4:15.

שֶׁ֥מֶשׁshemeshsunשֶׁמֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).וְיָרֵ֖חַveyarechaand moon. Yrechow. See H3405יָרֵחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and moon. Yrechow. See H3405”, the ordinary formH3394the moonmoon. Yrechow. See H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ).קָדָ֑רוּqadarvbe blackקָדַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be black”, a completed actionH6937to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)be black(-ish), be (make) dark(-en), [idiom] heavily, (cause to) mourn.וְכוֹכָבִ֖יםvekhokhavimand starכּוֹכָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and star”, the ordinary formH3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a princestar(-gazer).אָסְפ֥וּasefvdestroyאָסַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “destroy”, a completed actionH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…נָגְהָֽםnagehambrightנֹגַהּnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5051brilliancy (literally or figuratively)bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ἡ σελήνη συσκοτάσουσι, καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες δύσουσι φέγγος αὐτῶν.