Joel 2:2
Joel · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.”Joel 2:2
What Does Joel 2:2 Mean?
Joel 2:2 is found in the book of Joel, chapter 2, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Joel 2:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 24:21“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.”Joel 2:25“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”Joel 1:6“For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.”Zephaniah 1:14“The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.”Isaiah 45:7“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”Joel 1:2“Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?”Revelation 9:2“And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.”Joel 2:10“The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:”Amos 5:18“Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.”Mark 13:19“For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.”Ecclesiastes 11:8“But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.”Ezekiel 32:7“And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.”Joel 2:5“Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.”Zephaniah 1:15“That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,”Ezekiel 38:9“Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.”Exodus 10:6“And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.”Job 3:4“Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.”Job 22:11“Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.”Psalms 18:11“He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.”Isaiah 5:30“And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.”
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