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Sunשֶׁמֶשׁand moonוְיָרֵחַgrow dark,קָדָרוּand the starsוְכוֹכָבִיםwithdrawאָסְפוּtheir brightness.נָגְהָם
Joel 3:15
Study it in the app“Sun and moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their brightness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 3:15, word by word
- 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
14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For near is the day of YHWH in the valley of decision.
15 · This verse (above)
16And YHWH roars from Zion, and from Jerusalem utters his voice, and the heavens and the earth shake; but YHWH is a refuge for his people, and a stronghold for the children of Israel.