...wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city, they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up into the houses : They shall enter in at the windows, like a thief. Joel. ii. 1 — 9. The military array of the Medes and Babylonians, and the besieging and sacking of...

...they shall walk every one in his path; and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city ; they shall...dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.''! The fine conversion of the subjects is remarkable. The prophecy is delivered in the first chapter,...

...by their infinite and thick swarms, obscure the very light of the sun, and moon, and stars. II. 10. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall...be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining : II. 11. And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is...

...such, as if they do fall upon the sword, yet their lightness shall deliver them from hurt. II. 10. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall...be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining : They shall come upon you in such number, as shall amaze anrTTtrtrtgiii. tt* world ; and shall, by...

...advantage of great poetry is that you can do many things with it. Other poets are not afraid to manipulate: The sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. Joel ii 10 O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all...

...their light or tarnish their luster. Far from us, yes, far from us the terrible prediction of Joel: "The sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." The odd phrase "apparent equality that would in fact be a double injustice" was an allusion to the...

...be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof (2 Bangs 7:19). They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall...houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief (Joel 2:9). WINE (or Strong Drink) — Intoxicant: Strong emotion (such as joy, anger, hate, or sorrow);...

...represent the forces of destruction. Joel paints a picture of the desolation caused by swarming locusts, 'The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall...shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their light 0oel 2: 3—10). It is said that not even fire destroys a field as quickly as a swarm of locusts....

...day of darkness... of clouds and of thick darkness." V. 10. "The earth shall quake before them; and the heavens shall tremble; the sun and the moon shall...dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." Joel 3:15, 16: "The sun and moon shall be darkened and the stars shall withdraw their shining." "The...

...familiar with such horrors. The end-time application of Joel's prophecy involves darkness. He wrote, "The sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining" (2:10). Many other prophets spoke of similar phenomena. Darkness, whether literal or symbolic, will...