Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. New Living Translation The heavens will be black above them; the stars will give no light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will provide no light. English Standard Version For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light. Berean Standard Bible For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. King James Bible For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. New King James Version For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine. New American Standard Bible For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light. NASB 1995 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light. NASB 1977 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light. Legacy Standard Bible For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light. Amplified Bible For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash with their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light. Christian Standard Bible Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shine. Holman Christian Standard Bible Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shine. American Standard Version For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine. Contemporary English Version Light will disappear from the stars in the sky; the dawning sun will turn dark, and the moon will lose its brightness. English Revised Version For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. GOD'S WORD® Translation The stars in the sky and their constellations won't show their light anymore. The sun will be dark when it rises. The moon won't shine. Good News Translation Every star and every constellation will stop shining, the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will give no light. International Standard Version For the stars of the heavens and their constellations won't shine their light; the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon won't shine its light. Majority Standard Bible For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. NET Bible Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine. New Heart English Bible For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going forth, and the moon will not cause its light to shine. Webster's Bible Translation For the stars of heaven and its constellations shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. World English Bible For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, "" Do not cause their light to shine, "" The sun has been darkened in its going out, "" And the moon does not cause its light to come forth. Young's Literal Translation For the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, Cause not their light to shine, Darkened hath been the sun in its going out, And the moon causeth not its light to come forth. Smith's Literal Translation For the stars of the heavens and the giants of the sky shall not shine their light: the sun was darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the stars of heaven, and their brightness shall not display their light: the sun shall be darkened in his rising, and the moon shall not shine with her light. Catholic Public Domain Version For the stars of the heavens, in their splendor, will not display their light. The sun will be obscured at its rising, and the moon will not shine in her brightness. New American Bible The stars of the heavens and their constellations will send forth no light; The sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not give its light. New Revised Standard Version For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the stars of heaven and their constellations shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its rising, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because the stars of Heaven and their hosts shall not shine; the sun shall be dark in its outgoing and the light of the moon shall not shine OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof Shall not give their light; The sun shall be darkened in his going forth, And the moon shall not cause her light to shine. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the stars of heaven, and Orion, and all the host of heaven, shall not give their light; and it shall be dark at sunrise, and the moon shall not give her light. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context An Oracle Concerning Babylon…9Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. 10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. 11I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.… Cross References Joel 2:10 Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness. Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Ezekiel 32:7-8 When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD. Revelation 6:12-13 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. Amos 8:9 And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime. Mark 13:24-25 But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; / the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ Luke 21:25 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. Joel 3:15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine. Revelation 8:12 Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well. Jeremiah 4:23-28 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. ... Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. Zephaniah 1:15 That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, Revelation 9:2 The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. Job 9:7 He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars. Micah 3:6 Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. Treasury of Scripture For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. Isaiah 5:30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. Isaiah 24:21,23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth… Ezekiel 32:7,8 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light… Jump to Previous Armies Bright Cause Causeth Constellations Dark Darkened Flash Forth Heaven Heavens Journey Light Moon Rises Rising Shed Shine Show Sky Stars Sun ThereofJump to Next Armies Bright Cause Causeth Constellations Dark Darkened Flash Forth Heaven Heavens Journey Light Moon Rises Rising Shed Shine Show Sky Stars Sun ThereofIsaiah 13 1. God musters the armies of his wrath6. He threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes 19. The desolation of Babylon For the stars of heaven The phrase "stars of heaven" refers to the celestial bodies created by God, as described in Genesis 1:16. In Hebrew, the word for stars is "כּוֹכָבִים" (kokhavim), which often symbolizes divine order and guidance. Historically, stars have been used for navigation and as signs of seasons. In a prophetic context, the dimming of stars signifies a disruption of the natural order, indicating divine intervention or judgment. This imagery is consistent with apocalyptic literature, where cosmic disturbances often accompany God's judgment. and their constellations will not give their light The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the stars כוֹכְבֵ֤י (ḵō·wḵ·ḇê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3556: A star, a prince of heaven הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and their constellations וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם (ū·ḵə·sî·lê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3685: Any notable constellation, Orion will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no give יָהֵ֖לּוּ (yā·hêl·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1984: To shine their light. אוֹרָ֑ם (’ō·w·rām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary The sun הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ (haš·še·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement will be darkened חָשַׁ֤ךְ (ḥā·šaḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2821: To be dark, to darken when it rises, בְּצֵאת֔וֹ (bə·ṣê·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and the moon וְיָרֵ֖חַ (wə·yā·rê·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3394: The moon will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no give יַגִּ֥יהַ (yag·gî·ha) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5050: To glitter, to illuminate its light. אוֹרֽוֹ׃ (’ō·w·rōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary Links Isaiah 13:10 NIVIsaiah 13:10 NLT Isaiah 13:10 ESV Isaiah 13:10 NASB Isaiah 13:10 KJV Isaiah 13:10 BibleApps.com Isaiah 13:10 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 13:10 Chinese Bible Isaiah 13:10 French Bible Isaiah 13:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of the sky (Isa Isi Is) |