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Joel 2:31

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2:31 The sunlight will be turned to darkness

and the moon to the color of blood, 1 

before the day of the Lord comes –

that great and terrible day!

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[2:31]  1 tn Heb “to blood,” but no doubt this is intended to indicate by metonymy the color of blood rather than the substance itself. The blood red color suggests a visual impression here – something that could be caused by fires, volcanic dust, sandstorms, or other atmospheric phenomena.



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