Joel 2:2

New American Bible - revised edition

a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds! Like dawn spreading over the mountains, a vast and mighty army! Nothing like it has ever happened in ages past, nor will the future hold anything like it, even to the most distant generations.

Cross References

Psalm 10:6

They say in their hearts, “We will never fall; never will we see misfortune.”

Psalm 97:2

Cloud and darkness surround him; justice and right are the foundation of his throne.

Exodus 10:14

The locusts came up over the whole land of Egypt and settled down over all its territory. Never before had there been such a fierce swarm of locusts, nor will there ever be again.

Exodus 10:6

They will fill your houses and the houses of your servants and of all the Egyptians—something your parents and your grandparents have not seen from the day they appeared on this soil until today.” With that he turned and left Pharaoh.

Exodus 20:21

So the people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the dark cloud where God was. The Covenant Code.

Isaiah 5:30

They will growl over it, on that day, like the growling of the sea, Look to the land— darkness closing in, the light dark with clouds!

Isaiah 8:22

and will gaze at the earth, But will see only distress and darkness, oppressive gloom, murky, without light. The Promise of Salvation Under a New Davidic King.

Jeremiah 13:16

Give glory to the Lord, your God, before he brings darkness; Before your feet stumble on mountains at twilight; Before the light you look for turns to darkness, changes into black clouds.

Jeremiah 13:6

After a long time, the Lord said to me: Go now to the Perath and fetch the loincloth which I told you to hide there.

Lamentations 1:12

Come, all who pass by the way, pay attention and see: Is there any pain like my pain, which has been ruthlessly inflicted upon me, With which the Lord has tormented me on the day of his blazing wrath?

Ezekiel 32:7

When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken all its stars. The sun I will cover with clouds; the moon will not give light.

Ezekiel 34:12

As a shepherd examines his flock while he himself is among his scattered sheep, so will I examine my sheep. I will deliver them from every place where they were scattered on the day of dark clouds.

Ezekiel 38:9

You shall come up like a sudden storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and the many nations with you.

Daniel 12:1

“At that time there shall arise Michael, the great prince, guardian of your people; It shall be a time unsurpassed in distress since the nation began until that time. At that time your people shall escape, everyone who is found written in the book.

Daniel 9:12

He fulfilled the words he spoke against us and against those who ruled us, by bringing upon us an evil—no evil so great has happened under heaven as happened in Jerusalem.

Joel 1:6

For a nation invaded my land, powerful and past counting, With teeth like a lion’s, fangs like those of a lioness.

Joel 2:25

I will repay you double what the swarming locust has eaten, The hopper, the consuming locust, and the cutter, my great army I sent against you.

Joel 2:5

Like the rumble of chariots they hurtle across mountaintops; Like the crackling of fiery flames devouring stubble; Like a massive army in battle formation.

Joel 3:4

The sun will darken, the moon turn blood-red, Before the day of the Lord arrives, that great and terrible day.

Amos 4:13

The one who forms mountains and creates winds, and declares to mortals their thoughts; Who makes dawn into darkness and strides upon the heights of the earth, the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name!

Zephaniah 1:7

Silence in the presence of the Lord God! for near is the day of the Lord, Yes, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests.

Zechariah 14:6

On that day there will no longer be cold or frost.

Matthew 24:21

for at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be.

Mark 13:19

For those times will have tribulation such as has not been since the beginning of God’s creation until now, nor ever will be.

Deuteronomy 32:7

Remember the days of old, consider the years of generations past. Ask your father, he will inform you, your elders, they will tell you:

Hebrews 12:18

You have not approached that which could be touched and a blazing fire and gloomy darkness and storm

Jude 1:13

They are like wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameless deeds, wandering stars for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.

Revelation 9:2

It opened the passage to the abyss, and smoke came up out of the passage like smoke from a huge furnace. The sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the passage.