Those smart people stumble around\par even in the daytime.\par Even at noon, they are like a person\par who feels his way in the dark.\par
Exodus 10:22 - Easy To Read Version So Moses raised his arm into the air and a cloud of darkness covered Egypt. The darkness stayed in Egypt for three days. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and for three days a thick darkness was all over the land of Egypt. American Standard Version (1901) And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days; Common English Bible So Moses raised his hand toward the sky, and an intense darkness fell on the whole land of Egypt for three days. Catholic Public Domain Version And Moses extended his hand into the sky. And there came a horrible darkness in the entire land of Egypt for three days. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Moses stretch forth his hand towards heaven: and there came horrible darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. |
Those smart people stumble around\par even in the daytime.\par Even at noon, they are like a person\par who feels his way in the dark.\par
God sent the very dark darkness,\par but the Egyptians did not listen to him.\par
The people stood away from the mountain while Moses went to the dark cloud where God was.
If they look around them at their land, then they will see only trouble and depressing darkness—the dark sadness of people forced to leave their country. And the people that are trapped in that darkness will not be able to free themselves.
I will make you disappear.\par I will cover the sky\par and make the stars dark.\par I will cover the sun with a cloud,\par and the moon will not shine.\par
I will make all the shining lights in the sky\par become dark over you.\par I will make your whole country dark.”\par The Lord my Master said those things.\par
It will be a dark, gloomy day.\par It will be a dark and cloudy day.\par At sunrise, you will see the army\par spread over the mountains.\par It will be a great and powerful army.\par There has never been anything\par like it before.\par And there will never be anything\par like it again.\par
The sun will be changed into darkness,\par The moon will be changed into blood.\par And then the great and wonderful\par Day of the Lord will come!\par
\{Who am I?\} I am the One who made the mountains. I created your minds. {\cf2\super [56]} I taught people how to speak and I changed the darkness into dawn. I walk over the mountains of the earth. \{Who am I?\} My name is YAHWEH, God of the armies.” {\cf2\super [57]}
“I also stopped the rain—and it was three months before harvest time. So no crops grew. Then I let it rain on one city, but not on another city. Rain fell on one part of the country. But on the other part of the country, the land became very dry.
You came near and stood at the bottom of the mountain. The mountain burned with fire that reached up to the sky. There were thick black clouds and darkness.
{Moses said,} “The Lord gave these commands to all of you when you were together there at the mountain. The Lord spoke with a loud voice that came from the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness. After he gave us these commands, he didn’t say any more. He wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the animal. And darkness covered the animal’s kingdom. People bit their tongues because of the pain.