Joel 2:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.”

What this verse means

Read Joel 2:6 in the flow of Joel2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Joel2 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“From its face pained are peoples, All faces have gathered paleness.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joel 2:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 119:83Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
  2. Isaiah 13:8Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
  3. Jeremiah 8:21For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.
  4. Jeremiah 30:6Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
  5. Lamentations 4:8But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.
  6. Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
  7. Nahum 2:11Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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