joel 2:6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

joel 2:6 Before them the people are in anguish; All faces turn pale.

6. much pained--namely, with terror. The Arab proverb is, "More terrible than the locusts."
faces shall gather blackness-- (Isa 13:8; Jer 30:6; Na 2:10). MAURER translates, "withdraw their brightness," that is, wax pale, lose color (compare Joe 2:10; Joe 3:15).

joel 2:6 Before them the people are in anguish; All faces turn pale.

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