Amos 5:8

New Century Version

God is the one who made the star groups Pleiades and Orion; he changes darkness into the morning light, and the day into dark night. He calls for the waters of the sea to pour out on the earth. The Lord is his name.

Cross References

Job 12:22

He uncovers the deep things of darkness and brings dark shadows into the light.

Job 37:13

He uses the clouds to punish people or to water his earth and show his love.

Job 38:34

“Can you shout an order to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?

Job 9:9

It is God who made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades and the groups of stars in the southern sky.

Psalm 104:20

You make it dark, and it becomes night. Then all the wild animals creep around.

Psalm 105:28

The Lord sent darkness and made the land dark, but the Egyptians turned against what he said.

Isaiah 42:16

Then I will lead the blind along a way they never knew; I will guide them along paths they have not known. I will make the darkness become light for them, and the rough ground smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not leave my people.

Isaiah 59:10

We are like the blind feeling our way along a wall. We feel our way as if we had no eyes. In the brightness of day we trip as if it were night. We are like dead men among the strong.

Jeremiah 16:21

The Lord says, “So I will teach those who make idols. This time I will teach them about my power and my strength. Then they will know that my name is the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:2

“These are the words of the Lord, who made the earth, shaped it, and gave it order, whose name is the Lord:

Amos 4:13

He is the one who makes the mountains and creates the wind and makes his thoughts known to people. He changes the dawn into darkness and walks over the mountains of the earth. His name is the Lord God All-Powerful.

Amos 8:9

The Lord God says: “At that time I will cause the sun to go down at noon and make the earth dark on a bright day.

Amos 9:6

The Lord builds his upper rooms above the skies; he sets their foundations on the earth. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the land. The Lord is his name.

Matthew 4:16

These people who live in darkness will see a great light. They live in a place covered with the shadows of death, but a light will shine on them.”

Luke 1:79

It will shine on those who live in darkness, in the shadow of death. It will guide us into the path of peace.”