Amos 5:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁸ 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; the LORD is his name;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Seek Him Who made the [cluster of stars called] Pleiades and [the constellation] Orion, Who turns the shadow of death or deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the face of the earth–the Lord is His name–

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ 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);

Common English Bible

⁸ The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night; who summons the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth— this one’s name is the LORD—

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The Maker of Arcturus and Orion, who turns darkness into daybreak and who changes day into night; who calls forth the waters of the sea and who pours them out over the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ Seek him that maketh Arcturus, and Orion, and that turneth darkness into morning, and that changeth day into night: that calleth the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.

Amos 5:8 Cross References

Job 12:22

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

Job 37:13

Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for mercy, that he cause it to come

Job 38:34

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

Job 9:9

Which maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south.

Psalm 104:20

Thou makest darkness, and it is night; Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

Psalm 105:28

He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.

Isaiah 42:16

And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 59:10

We grope for the wall like the blind, yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men.

Jeremiah 16:21

Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.

Jeremiah 33:2

Thus saith the LORD that doeth it, the LORD that formeth it to establish it; the LORD is his name:

Amos 4:13

For, 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.

Amos 8:9

And 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.

Amos 9:6

it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heaven, and hath founded his vault upon 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.

Matthew 4:16

The people which sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.

Luke 1:79

To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.