The Army of Locusts
Joel 2:6
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
- KJV
- Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.blackness: Heb. pot
- WEB
- At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.
- ASV
- At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale.
- LSV
- Pained are peoples from its face, || All faces have gathered paleness.
- YLT
- From its face pained are peoples, All faces have gathered paleness.
- DBY
- Before them the peoples are in anguish: all faces turn pale.
- DRC
- At their presence the people shall be in grievous pains: all faces shall be made like a kettle.
- GNV
- Before his face shall the people tremble: all faces shall gather blackenesse.
- JPS
- At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces have gathered blackness.
- LXXE
- Before them shall the people be crushed: every face shall be as the blackness of a caldron.Or, pot.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- מִפָּנָ֖יו יָחִ֣ילוּ עַמִּ֑ים כָּל־פָּנִ֖ים קִבְּצ֥וּ פָארֽוּר׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ συντριβήσονται λαοὶ, πᾶν πρόσωπον ὡς πρόσκαυμα χύτρας.
Who and where
◆ Prophecies of Joel
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
BlacknessLocustFastsLocust, ThePainColorsWarJoel (2)Israel, Prophecies concerningAfflictions and Adversities
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
- Jeremiah 8:21For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.
- Psalms 119:83Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).