Joel 2:6 - Easy To Read Version

Before this army, people shake with fear.\par Their faces become pale from fear.\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Before them the peoples are in anguish; all faces become pale.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

In their presence, peoples shake with fear; all faces turn red with worry.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Before their face, the people will be tortured; each one's appearance will retreat, as if into a jar.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

At their presence the people shall be in grievous pains: all faces shall be made like a kettle.

Joel 2:6 Cross References

Psalm 119:83

Even when I am like a dried wineskin\par on the trash pile,\par I will not forget your laws.\par

Isaiah 13:8

Every person will be afraid. Their fear will cause their stomachs to hurt like a woman giving birth to a baby. Their faces will become red like fire. The people will be amazed because this look of fear will be on all their neighbors’ faces.

Jeremiah 30:6

“Ask this question, and consider it:\par Can a man have a baby? Of course not!\par Then why do I see every strong man\par holding his stomach\par like a woman having labor pains?\par Why is every person’s face turning white\par like a dead man?\par \{Why? Because the men are very scared.\}\par

Jeremiah 8:21

My people are hurt,\par so I am hurt.\par I am too sad to speak.\par

Lamentations 4:8

But now their faces are blacker than soot.\par No one even recognizes them in the streets.\par Their skin is wrinkled over their bones.\par Their skin is like wood.\par

Nahum 2:10

Now \{Nineveh\} is empty\par Everything is stolen.\par The city is ruined!\par People have lost their courage,\par their hearts are melting with fear,\par their knees are knocking together,\par their bodies are shaking,\par their faces become pale from fear.\par

Nahum 2:11

Where is the lion’s cave (Nineveh) now?\par The male and female lions lived there.\par Their babies were not afraid.\par