Joel 2:6 “Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.”

Joel 2:6

Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

World English Bible

At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.

American Standard Version

At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale.

Geneva Bible 1599

Before his face shall the people tremble: all faces shall gather blackenesse.

Darby Translation

Before them the peoples are in anguish: all faces turn pale.

Young's Literal Translation

From its face pained are peoples, All faces have gathered paleness.

Bible in Basic English

At their coming the people are bent with pain: all faces become red together.

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Cross references

“all”

Nahum 2:10 Isaiah 13:8 Jeremiah 30:6 Lamentations 4:8 Psalm 119:83 Jeremiah 8:21

Nahum 2:10 · BSB

She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

Isaiah 13:8 · BSB

Terror, 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 30:6 · BSB

Ask 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 4:8 · BSB

But 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.

Psalm 119:83 · BSB

Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.

Jeremiah 8:21 · BSB

For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.

7They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.

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