Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Cross-references
Joel 2:10 uses the same phrase about sun, moon, and stars darkening, reinforcing the cosmic signs of the day of the LORD.
Joel 2:31 also describes sun and moon darkening, adding 'blood moon', as a sign before the great day of the LORD.
Joel 2:2 earlier describes the day as darkness and gloom — this verse intensifies the cosmic signs of the same day.
Matthew 24:29 echoes Joel's cosmic signs exactly, with sun darkened, moon not giving light, and stars falling.
Luke 21:25 mentions signs in sun, moon, and stars, directly paralleling Joel's apocalyptic language.
Revelation 6:12 depicts the sun black and moon like blood, directly echoing Joel's imagery during the sixth seal.
Isaiah 24:23 describes the same darkening of sun and moon as a sign of God's reign, reinforcing Joel's Day of the Lord imagery.
Isaiah 34:4 depicts the heavens dissolving and stars falling — a parallel cosmic collapse in judgment.
Jeremiah 4:23 shows the earth formless and dark — echoing Joel's darkened sun and moon as judgment returns to chaos.
Ezekiel 32:7 uses identical imagery of darkening sun, moon, and stars against Egypt — a direct parallel to Joel's judgment.
Isaiah 13:10 uses similar cosmic darkening imagery as a sign of judgment on Babylon, paralleling Joel's prophecy.
Revelation 6:13 intensifies Joel's cosmic imagery — stars falling rather than just darkening — as part of apocalyptic judgment.
In Joshua 10:13, the sun and moon stop to aid Israel — here they darken in judgment, both showing God's command over celestial bodies.
Ezekiel 30:18 describes a day darkened over Egypt — similar sign but localized, contrasting with Joel's universal scope.