Joel 2:2

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

It will be dark and gloomy with storm clouds overhead. Troops will cover the mountains like thunderclouds. No army this powerful has ever been gathered before or will be gathered again.

Cross References

Joel 1:6

A powerful nation with countless troops has invaded our land. They have the teeth and jaws of powerful lions.

Joel 2:5

They roar over mountains like noisy chariots, or a mighty army ready for battle. They are a forest fire that feasts on straw.

Joel 2:25

I, the Lord your God, will make up for the losses caused by those swarms and swarms of locusts I sent to attack you.

Joel 2:31

The sun will turn dark, and the moon will be as red as blood before that great and terrible day when I appear.

Daniel 12:1

Michael, the chief of the angels, is the protector of your people, and he will come at a time of terrible suffering, the worst in all of history. And your people who have their names written in The Book will be protected.

Isaiah 8:22

and on earth, they will find only trouble and darkness, terrible trouble and deepest darkness.

Isaiah 5:30

On the day they attack, they will roar like the ocean. And across the land you will see nothing but darkness and trouble, because the light of day will be covered by thick clouds.

Jude 1:13

Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars forever doomed to the darkest pits of hell.

Hebrews 12:18

You have not come to a place like Mount Sinai that can be seen and touched. There is no flaming fire or dark cloud or storm

Mark 13:19

This will be the worst time of suffering since God created the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again.

Amos 4:13

I created the mountains and the wind. I let humans know what I am thinking. I bring darkness at dawn and step over hills. I am the Lord God All-Powerful!

Daniel 9:12

You warned us and our leaders that Jerusalem would suffer the worst disaster in human history, and you did exactly as you had threatened.

Jeremiah 13:16

You hope for light, but God is sending darkness. Evening shadows already deepen in the hills. So return to God and confess your sins to him before you trip and fall.

Psalm 97:2

Dark clouds surround him, and his throne is supported by justice and fairness.

Psalm 10:6

In their hearts they say, “Nothing can hurt us! We'll always be happy and free from trouble.”

Deuteronomy 32:7

Think about past generations. Ask your parents or any of your elders. They will tell you

Exodus 20:21

But when Moses went near the thick cloud where God was, the people stayed a long way off.

Exodus 10:14

were swarming everywhere. Never before had there been so many locusts in Egypt, and never again will there be so many.

Exodus 10:6

Your palace, the homes of your officials, and all the other houses in Egypt will overflow with more locusts than have ever been seen in this country. After Moses left the palace,

Matthew 24:21

This will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again.

Revelation 9:2

As it opened the tunnel, smoke poured out like the smoke of a great furnace. The sun and the air turned dark because of the smoke.

Lamentations 1:12

No passerby even cares. Why doesn't someone notice my terrible sufferings? You were fiercely angry, Lord, and you punished me worst of all.

Ezekiel 32:7

I will cover the whole sky and every star with thick clouds, so that the sun and moon will stop shining.

Ezekiel 34:12

just as a shepherd looks for lost sheep. My sheep have been lost since that dark and miserable day when they were scattered throughout the nations. But I will rescue them

Ezekiel 38:9

But you and your army will attack them like a fierce thunderstorm and surround them like a cloud.

Jeremiah 13:6

Some time later the Lord said, “Go back and get the shorts.”

Joel 3:4

You people of Tyre and Sidon and you Philistines, why are you doing this? Are you trying to get even with me? I'll strike back before you know what's happened.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent! I am the Lord God, and the time is near. I am preparing to sacrifice my people and to invite my guests.

Zechariah 14:6

It will be a bright day that won't turn cloudy or cold.