Jeremiah 13:16

New Century Version

Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings darkness and before you slip and fall on the dark hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it into thick darkness; he will change it into deep gloom.

Cross References

Job 3:5

Let darkness and gloom have that day. Let a cloud hide it. Let thick darkness cover its light.

Psalm 107:10

Some sat in gloom and darkness; they were prisoners suffering in chains.

Psalm 107:14

He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains.

Psalm 29:2

Praise the Lord for the glory of his name; worship the Lord because he is holy.

Psalm 44:19

But you crushed us in this place where wild dogs live, and you covered us with deep darkness.

Exodus 10:21

Then the Lord told Moses, “Raise your hand toward the sky, and darkness will cover the land of Egypt. It will be so dark you will be able to feel it.”

Proverbs 4:19

But the wicked walk around in the dark; they can’t even see what makes them stumble.

Ecclesiastes 11:8

People ought to enjoy every day of their lives, no matter how long they live. But they should also remember this: You will be dead a long time. Everything that happens then is useless.

Isaiah 5:30

On that day they will roar like the waves of the sea. And when people look at the land, they will see only darkness and pain; all light will become dark in this thick cloud.

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.

Isaiah 59:9

Fairness has gone far away; goodness is nowhere to be found. We wait for the light, but there is only darkness now. We hope for a bright light, but all we have is darkness.

Isaiah 60:2

Darkness now covers the earth; deep darkness covers her people. But the Lord shines on you, and people see his glory around you.

Isaiah 8:22

They will look around them at their land and see only trouble, darkness, and awful gloom. And they will be forced into the darkness.

Jeremiah 14:19

Lord, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you hate Jerusalem? Why have you hurt us so badly that we cannot be made well again? We hoped for peace, but nothing good has come. We looked for a time of healing, but only terror came.

Jeremiah 2:6

Your ancestors didn’t say, ‘Where is the Lord who brought us out of Egypt? He led us through the desert, through a dry and rocky land, through a dark and dangerous land. He led us where no one travels or lives.’

Jeremiah 23:12

“So they will be in danger. They will be forced into darkness where they will be defeated. I will bring disaster on them in the year I punish them,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:23

I looked at the earth, and it was empty and had no shape. I looked at the sky, and its light was gone.

Jeremiah 50:6

“My people have been like lost sheep. Their leaders have led them in the wrong way and made them wander around in the mountains and hills. They forgot where their resting place was.

Jeremiah 6:21

So this is what the Lord says: “I will put problems in front of Judah. Fathers and sons will stumble over them together. Neighbors and friends will die.”

Jeremiah 8:15

We hoped to have peace, but nothing good has come. We hoped for a time when he would heal us, but only terror has come.

Lamentations 4:17

Also, our eyes grew tired, looking for help that never came. We kept watch from our towers for a nation to save us.

Ezekiel 21:15

Their hearts will melt with fear, and many people will die. I have placed the killing sword at all their city gates. Oh! The sword is made to flash like lightning. It is held, ready for killing.

Ezekiel 34:12

As a shepherd takes care of his scattered flock when it is found, I will take care of my sheep. I will save them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day.

Ezekiel 36:15

I will not make you listen to insults from the nations anymore; you will not suffer shame from them anymore. You will not cause your nation to fall anymore, says the Lord God.’ ”

Joel 2:2

It will be a dark, gloomy day, cloudy and black. Like the light at sunrise, a great and powerful army will spread over the mountains. There has never been anything like it before, and there will never be anything like it again.

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 5:18

How terrible it will be for you who want the Lord’s day of judging to come. Why do you want that day to come? It will bring darkness for you, not light.

Malachi 2:2

Listen to me. Pay attention to what I say. Honor my name,” says the Lord All-Powerful. “If you don’t, I will send a curse on you and on your blessings. I have already cursed them, because you don’t pay attention to what I say.

John 12:35

Then Jesus said, “The light will be with you for a little longer, so walk while you have the light. Then the darkness will not catch you. If you walk in the darkness, you will not know where you are going.

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, tell the truth. Confess to the Lord, the God of Israel. Tell me what you did, and don’t try to hide anything from me.”

1 Peter 2:8

Also, he is “a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey what God says, which is what God planned to happen to them.

1 Samuel 6:5

Make models of the growths and the rats that are ruining the country, and give honor to Israel’s God. Then maybe he will stop being so hard on you, your gods, and your land.