Verse 4

May that day be darkness; may God above not seek it, nor let light shine upon it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 10:22-23 : 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and thick darkness covered all Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else or move from their place for three days. But all the Israelites had light where they lived.
  • Deut 11:12 : 12 It is a land the LORD your God cares for; His eyes are always upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
  • Joel 2:2 : 2 It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Like the dawn spreading over the mountains, a great and mighty army comes, unlike any seen before, and none will be seen again for generations to follow.
  • Amos 5:18 : 18 Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you desire it? The day of the Lord will be darkness and not light.
  • Matt 27:45 : 45 From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness came over all the land.
  • Acts 27:20 : 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued to rage, all hope of being saved was finally abandoned.
  • Rev 16:10 : 10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony,