Joel 2:6
“Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.”
Joel 2:6 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- At their presence the people shall be in grievous pains: all faces shall be made like a kettle.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale.
- DARBYDarby
- Before them the peoples are in anguish: all faces turn pale.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- From its face pained are peoples, All faces have gathered paleness.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Before them, the people will be in great pain; all faces will turn pale.
Context: Joel 2
4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
About Joel 2: The Day of the Lord
The chapter unfolds the prophetic vision of the Day of the Lord, emphasizing the urgency of repentance in preparation for God's righteous judgment
Commentary
The second chapter of Joel is a powerful call to repentance and a warning of the consequences of not heeding the call. The prophet Joel begins by describing a great locust plague that has come upon the land, a plague so severe that it has stripped the land of its produce and left the people in a state of despair. He then calls on the people to turn to God in repentance and to seek His mercy. He promises that if they do, God will restore the land and bring back the abundance that was taken away.