Amos 5:8
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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: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—
In other translations
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: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—
Hebrew words
עֹשֵׂה'oseh[the] maker ofH6213כִימָהkhimahPleiadesH3598וּכְסִילukhesiland OrionH3685וְהֹפֵךְvehofekhand [the one who] turnsH2015לַבֹּקֶרlabokerinto <the> morningH1242צַלְמָוֶתtzalmavetdeep darknessH6757וְיוֹםveyomand dayH3117לַיְלָהlaylahnightH3915הֶחְשִׁיךְhechshikhhe makes darkH2821הַקּוֹרֵאhakore'the [one who] summonsH7121לְמֵי־lemei-<to> [the] waters ofH4325הַיָּםhaiyamthe seaH3220וַיִּשְׁפְּכֵםvaiyishpekhemand he poured out themH8210עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776יְהוָהyahweh[is] YahwehH3068שְׁמוֹ׃ סshemoname hisH8034
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Related verses
- Amos 4:13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.For 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.”
- Job 9:9Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
- Amos 9:6It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.He 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.
- Psalm 104:20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
- Amos 8:9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:And 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.
- Job 38:31-3231 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?31 Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loosen the belt of Orion? 32 Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear and her cubs?
- Exodus 10:21-2321 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.21 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
- Psalm 107:10-1410 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, 11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. 12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- Job 38:12-1312 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?12 In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place, 13 that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?
- Psalm 104:6-96 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. 9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— 8 the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— 9 You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
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