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Before itלְפָנָיוthe earthאֶרֶץquakes,רָגְזָהthe heavensשָׁמָיִםshake;רָעֲשׁוּsunשֶׁמֶשׁand moonוְיָרֵחַgrow dark,קָדָרוּand the starsוְכוֹכָבִיםwithdrawאָסְפוּtheir brightness.נָגְהָם
Joel 2:10
Study it in the app“Before it the earth quakes, the heavens shake; sun and moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their brightness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 2:10, word by word
- Before itפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- quakesרָגְזָהragza
tremble
For the body or the earth to shake from fear, pain or a very great force.
Where else “ragza” appears- the heavensשָׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- shakeרָעֲשׁוּraashu
quake
To rumble, like the earth or mountains.
Where else “raashu” appears- sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- and moonיָרֵחַyareach
moon
Moon.
Where else “yareach” appears- grow darkקָדָרוּkadaru
grow dark
For the sky, sun or moon to lose their light.
Where else “kadaru” appears- and the starsכוֹכָבִיםchochavim
star
Star.
Where else “chochavim” appears- withdrawאָסְפוּasfu
withdraw
To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.
Where else “asfu” appears- their brightnessנָגְהָnagha
brightness
Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.
Where else “nagha” appears
The context
9On the city they rush, on the wall they run, into the houses they climb, through the windows they enter like the thief.
10 · This verse (above)
11And YHWH utters his voice before his army, for his camp is very great; for mighty is the one who carries out his word; for great is the day of YHWH and very fearsome; and who can endure it?