Joe 2:6 | JFB | STEP | 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--(Is 13:8; Jr 30:6; Na 2:10). Maurer translates, "withdraw their brightness," that is, wax pale, lose color (compare Joe 2:10; Joe 3:15).