Amos 5:8

Conservative English Version

But the LORD created the stars and put them in place. He turns darkness to dawn and daylight to darkness; he scoops up the ocean and empties it on the earth.

Cross References

Job 12:22

God turns darkness to light;

Job 37:13

to release their cargo-- sometimes as punishment for sin, sometimes as kindness.

Job 38:34

Can you order the clouds to send a downpour,

Job 9:9

and set the stars in place-- the Big Dipper and Orion, the Pleiades and the stars in the southern sky.

Psalm 104:20

and you made the darkness, so the animals in the forest could come out at night.

Psalm 105:28

Moses and Aaron obeyed God, and he sent darkness to cover Egypt.

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind on roads they have never known; I will guide them on paths they have never traveled. Their road is dark and rough, but I will give light to keep them from stumbling. This is my solemn promise.

Isaiah 59:10

We feel our way along, as if we were blind; we stumble at noon, as if it were night. We can see no better than someone dead.

Jeremiah 16:21

Then the LORD replied, "That's why I will teach them about my power, and they will know that I am the true God."

Jeremiah 33:2

(SEE 33:1)

Amos 4:13

I created the mountains and the wind. I let humans know what I am thinking. I bring darkness at dawn and step over hills. I am the LORD God All-Powerful!

Amos 8:9

On that day, I, the LORD God, will make the sun go down at noon, and I will turn daylight into darkness.

Amos 9:6

He built his palace in the heavens and let its foundations rest on the earth. He scoops up the ocean and empties it on the earth. His name is the LORD.

Matthew 4:16

Although your people live in darkness, they will see a bright light. Although they live in the shadow of death, a light will shine on them."

Luke 1:79

On us who live in the dark shadow of death this light will shine to guide us into a life of peace.