Joel 3:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 3:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 3:15 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 3:15 — KJV
“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.”
— Joel 3:15 (KJV)
Joel 3:15 in Context — About the Book of Joel
Joel turns a devastating locust plague into a call for national fasting — then pivots to one of Scripture's greatest promises: I will restore the years the locusts have eaten, and afterward I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Peter quoted it at Pentecost as fulfilled.
Cross-References for Joel 3:15
“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:”
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“While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:”
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“For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.”
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“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”
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“And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.”
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