Joel 2:6

Blackness. Heb. pa’rur, according to some authorities, “a glow,” such as might be seen upon the face in excitement. Others think the terror caused by the locusts withdraws the glow from the face, leaving paleness there (see RSV). The idea of blackness connects pa’rur with parur, “a cooking pot,” which is black from the soot collected upon it. The LXX reads, “every face as the blackness of a pot.”