Joe 2:10, 31 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 10. The earth shall quake-the heavens shall tremble ] Poetical expressions, to point out universal consternation and distress . The earth quaked to see itself deprived of its verdure ; the heavens trembled to find themselves deprived of their light . The sun and the moon shall be dark ] Bochart relates that "their multitude is sometimes so immense as to obscure the heavens for the space of twelve miles !"- Ibid . p. 479.

‏ Joel 2:10

Verse 10. The earth shall quake-the heavens shall tremble] Poetical expressions, to point out universal consternation and distress. The earth quaked to see itself deprived of its verdure; the heavens trembled to find themselves deprived of their light.

The sun and the moon shall be dark] Bochart relates that "their multitude is sometimes so immense as to obscure the heavens for the space of twelve miles!"-Ibid. p. 479.

‏ Joel 2:31

Verse 31. The sun shall be turned into darkness] The Jewish polity, civil and ecclesiastical, shall be entirely destroyed.

Before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.] In the taking and sacking of Jerusalem, and burning of the temple, by the Romans, under Titus, the son of Vespasian. This was, perhaps, the greatest and most terrible day of God's vengeance ever shown to the world, or that ever will be shown, till the great day of the general judgment. For a full view of this subject, I wish to refer the reader to the notes on Mt 24:1-51.