Joel 2:10 (GNV)

Passage

The earth shall tremble before him, ye heauens shall shake, the sunne and the moone shalbe darke, and the starres shall withdraw their shining,

Nearby Context

Joel 2:8 Neither shall one thrust another, but euery one shall walke in his path: and when they fall vpon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

Joel 2:9 They shall runne to and from in the citie: they shall runne vpon the wall: they shall clime vp vpon the houses, and enter in at ye windowes like ye thiefe.

Joel 2:10 The earth shall tremble before him, ye heauens shall shake, the sunne and the moone shalbe darke, and the starres shall withdraw their shining,

Joel 2:11 And the Lord shall vtter his voyce before his hoste: for his hoste is very great: for he is strog that doeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible, and who can abide it?

Joel 2:12 Therefore also now the Lord sayth, Turne you vnto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "earth", "shall", "tremble", "before", "heauens", "shake", and "sunne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "earth" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "They shall runne to and from in..." into verse 11's "And the Lord shall vtter his voyce...", so "earth" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Joel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "earth" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.