Joel 2:10

2:10 The earth quakes ¹  before them; ² 

the sky reverberates. ³ 

The sun and the moon grow dark;

the stars refuse to shine. ⁴ 

Ezekiel 38:19

38:19 In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, ⁵  I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake ⁶  in the land of Israel.

Haggai 2:6

2:6 Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘In just a little while ⁷  I will once again shake the sky ⁸  and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.

Hebrews 12:26

12:26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.” ⁹ 

Revelation 11:13

11:13 Just then ¹⁰  a major earthquake took place and a tenth of the city collapsed; seven thousand people ¹¹  were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Revelation 11:19

11:19 Then ¹²  the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ¹³  crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. ¹⁴ 

Revelation 16:18

16:18 Then ¹⁵  there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ¹⁶  and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake – an earthquake unequaled since humanity ¹⁷  has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.

¹ sn Witnesses of locust invasions have described the visual effect of large numbers of these creatures crawling over one another on the ground. At such times the ground is said to appear to be in motion, creating a dizzying effect on some observers. The reference in v. 10 to the darkening of the sun and moon probably has to do with the obscuring of visibility due to large numbers of locusts swarming in the sky.

² tn Heb “before it.”

³ tn Heb “trembles.”

⁴ tn Heb “gather their brightness.”

⁵ sn The phrase “in the fire of my fury” occurs in Ezek 21:31; 22:21, 31.

⁶ tn Or “shaking.”

⁷ tc The difficult MT reading עוֹד אַחַת מְעַט הִיא (’od ’akhat mÿ’at hi’, “yet once, it is little”; cf. NAB “One moment yet, a little while”) appears as “yet once” in the LXX, omitting the last two Hebrew words. However, the point being made is that the anticipated action is imminent; thus the repetition provides emphasis.

⁸ tn Or “the heavens.” The same Hebrew word, שָׁמַיִם (shamayim), may be translated “sky” or “heavens” depending on the context. Although many English versions translate the term as “heavens” here, the other three elements present in this context (earth, sea, dry ground) suggest “sky” is in view.

⁹ sn A quotation from Hag 2:6.

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹¹ tn Grk “seven thousand names of men.”

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence on events within the vision.

¹³ tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

¹⁴ tn Although BDAG 1075 s.v. χάλαζα gives the meaning “hail” here, it is not clear whether the adjective μεγάλη (megalh) refers to the intensity of the storm or the size of the individual hailstones, or both.

¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

¹⁶ tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

¹⁷ tn The singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used generically here to refer to the human race.