Joe 2:6 | JFB | e4.org | 6. much pained —namely, with terror. The Arab proverb is, "More terrible than the locusts." faces shall gather blackness — ( ). MAURER translates, "withdraw their brightness," that is, wax pale, lose color (compare ).

‏ Joel 2:6

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).