Verse 12

They make night into day: ‘The light is near,’ they say, in the presence of darkness.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 28:67 : 67 In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’ because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights your eyes will see.
  • Job 7:3-4 : 3 so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me. 4 When I lie down, I think, 'When will I get up?' But the night drags on, and I am filled with tossing till dawn.
  • Job 7:13-14 : 13 When I think my bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint, 14 then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions.
  • Job 24:14-16 : 14 At daybreak, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy, and at night, he is like a thief. 15 The adulterer waits for twilight, saying, 'No one will see me,' and he disguises his face. 16 In the darkness, they break into houses, but by day, they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.