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Joel 2:2-4

2 a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness.
Like dawn spreading across the mountains
a large and mighty army comes,
such as never was of old
nor ever will be in ages to come.

3 Before them fire devours,
behind them a flame blazes.
Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,
behind them, a desert waste—
nothing escapes them.

4 They have the appearance of horses;
they gallop along like cavalry.

Cross References for Joel 2:2-4

Mark 13:19 - because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world... Click to read the verse Mark 13:19 Click to read the verse Mark 13:19

Isaiah 45:7 - I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do a... Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:7

Joel 2:10 - Before them the earth shakes, the sky trembles, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no... Click to read the verse Joel 2:10 Click to read the verse Joel 2:10

Revelation 9:2 - When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun an... Click to read the verse Revelation 9:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 9:2

Isaiah 8:22 - Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:22

Joel 2:5 - With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consu... Click to read the verse Joel 2:5 Click to read the verse Joel 2:5

Exodus 10:6 - They will fill your houses and those of all your officials and all the Egyptians—something neit... Click to read the verse Exodus 10:6 Click to read the verse Exodus 10:6

Matthew 24:21 - For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and ... Click to read the verse Matthew 24:21 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:21

Exodus 10:22 - So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three ... Click to read the verse Exodus 10:22 Click to read the verse Exodus 10:22

Joel 2:25 - “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, ... Click to read the verse Joel 2:25 Click to read the verse Joel 2:25

Exodus 10:14 - they invaded all Egypt and settled down in every area of the country in great numbers. Never be... Click to read the verse Exodus 10:14 Click to read the verse Exodus 10:14

Jude 1:13 - They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest dark... Click to read the verse Jude 1:13 Click to read the verse Jude 1:13

Psalms 105:28 - He sent darkness and made the land dark— for had they not rebelled against his words? Click to read the verse Psalms 105:28 Click to read the verse Psalms 105:28

Joel 2:31 - The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dre... Click to read the verse Joel 2:31 Click to read the verse Joel 2:31

Amos 4:13 - He who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he who turns daw... Click to read the verse Amos 4:13 Click to read the verse Amos 4:13

Exodus 20:21 - The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. Click to read the verse Exodus 20:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:21

Deuteronomy 32:7 - Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:7 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:7

Psalms 18:11 - He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky. Click to read the verse Psalms 18:11 Click to read the verse Psalms 18:11

Psalms 97:2 - Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his thr... Click to read the verse Psalms 97:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 97:2

Hebrews 12:18 - You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness,... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:18 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:18

Daniel 12:1 - The End Times “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. The... Click to read the verse Daniel 12:1 Click to read the verse Daniel 12:1

Joel 1:2 - An Invasion of Locusts Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything li... Click to read the verse Joel 1:2 Click to read the verse Joel 1:2

Daniel 9:12 - You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us great... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:12 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:12

Psalms 10:6 - He says to himself, “Nothing will shake me; I’ll always be happy and never have trouble.” Click to read the verse Psalms 10:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:6

Jeremiah 13:16 - Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:16 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:16

Job 3:5 - May darkness and deep shadow claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness over... Click to read the verse Job 3:5 Click to read the verse Job 3:5

Zephaniah 1:15 - That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a da... Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:15 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:15

Lamentations 2:1 - How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has hurled down t... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:1 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:1

Job 3:4 - That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine upon it. Click to read the verse Job 3:4 Click to read the verse Job 3:4

Job 15:23 - He wanders about—food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. Click to read the verse Job 15:23 Click to read the verse Job 15:23

Ecclesiastes 11:8 - However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of dar... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:8

Isaiah 5:30 - In that day they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, h... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:30 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:30

Isaiah 9:19 - By the wrath of the Lord Almighty the land will be scorched and the people will be fuel for the... Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:19

Zephaniah 1:14-15 - The Great Day of the Lord “The great day of the Lord is near— near and coming quickly. Listen! ... Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:14-15 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:14-15

Amos 5:18-20 - The Day of the Lord Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of... Click to read the verse Amos 5:18-20 Click to read the verse Amos 5:18-20

Ezekiel 32:7 - When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun wit... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 32:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 32:7

Ezekiel 38:9 - You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you w... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 38:9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 38:9

Joel 1:6 - A nation has invaded my land, powerful and without number; it has the teeth of a lion, the fang... Click to read the verse Joel 1:6 Click to read the verse Joel 1:6

Joel 3:14-15 - Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley... Click to read the verse Joel 3:14-15 Click to read the verse Joel 3:14-15

Joel 2:10-11 - Before them the earth shakes, the sky trembles, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no... Click to read the verse Joel 2:10-11 Click to read the verse Joel 2:10-11

Joel 1:2-3 - An Invasion of Locusts Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything li... Click to read the verse Joel 1:2-3 Click to read the verse Joel 1:2-3