Amos 5:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—”
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“He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:”
King James Version · Public Domain“seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day <FI>as<Fi> night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His name;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Amos 5:8 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
- Exodus 10:21Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”
- Exodus 14:24At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.
- 1 Kings 18:44On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
- Job 9:9He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
- Job 12:22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
- Job 37:13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
- Job 38:12In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
- Job 38:31Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion?
- Job 38:34Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
- Psalms 104:6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
- Psalms 104:20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
- Psalms 105:28He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
- Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
- Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 59:10Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.
- Jeremiah 33:2“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
- Amos 4:13For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth— the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”
- Amos 8:9And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.
- Amos 9:6He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
- Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
- Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
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