Jeremiah 4:23

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I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

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  • Mark 13:24-25 : 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
  • Matt 24:29 : 29 Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.
  • Luke 21:25-26 : 25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth, distress among nations, confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. 26 People will faint from fear and the expectation of what is coming upon the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  • Gen 1:2 : 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
  • Isa 13:10 : 10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened as it rises, and the moon will not shine its light.
  • Acts 2:19-20 : 19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
  • Isa 5:30 : 30 On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the light is darkened by the clouds.
  • Joel 3:15-16 : 15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness. 16 The LORD will roar from Zion and shout from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people and a stronghold for the children of Israel.
  • Rev 20:11 : 11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
  • Joel 2:30-31 : 30 I will display wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.
  • Amos 8:9 : 9 'On that day,' declares the Lord God, 'I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.'
  • Isa 24:19-23 : 19 The earth is utterly broken, the earth is split apart, the earth is violently shaken. 20 The earth staggers like a drunkard, it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls, never to rise again. 21 On that day, the Lord will punish the host of the heavens above and the kings of the earth below. 22 They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit; they will be shut in a dungeon, and after many days they will be punished. 23 Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders will be His glory.
  • Jer 9:10 : 10 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants.
  • Ezek 32:7-8 : 7 When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. 8 All the shining lights in the sky I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Joel 2:10 : 10 Before them, the earth quakes, the heavens tremble. The sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their brightness.

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    1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

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    3Then God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.

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