Joel 2:6 Meaning
Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
Context Explained
4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Lamentations 5:17
Both verses express the anguish and despair of the people.
Matthew 26:67
The suffering of Jesus contrasts with the pain described in Joel, as He bore the ultimate pain for humanity.
Romans 8:22
Paul speaks of the groaning of creation, similar to the pain described in this verse.
Source: Joel 2:6