Job 9:7

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He commands the sun not to rise, and seals up the stars.

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  • 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.
  • 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.'
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Amos 4:13 : 13 For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind, who reveals His thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God of Hosts is His name.
  • Exod 10:21-22 : 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness may spread over Egypt—a darkness that can be felt." 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and thick darkness covered all Egypt for three days.
  • Josh 10:12 : 12 On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
  • Job 37:7 : 7 He seals up the hands of every man, so that all people may know His work.
  • Job 38:12-15 : 12 Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place, 13 that it might take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it? 14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like a garment. 15 The light is withheld from the wicked, and the uplifted arm is broken.
  • Job 38:19-20 : 19 Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness, 20 that you may take it to its boundary and recognize the paths to its home?

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    32He covers His hands with the lightning and commands it to strike its target.

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    5He removes mountains without their knowing it, and overturns them in His anger.

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    9Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning.

  • Job 38:12-13
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    12Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place,

    13that it might take hold of the edges of the earth and shake the wicked out of it?

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    7He stretches out the north over empty space; he hangs the earth upon nothing.

    8He binds up the waters in his clouds, yet the cloud is not torn apart beneath them.

    9He covers the face of his throne and spreads his cloud over it.

    10He inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

    11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astounded at his rebuke.

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    10The 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.

  • Eccl 1:5
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    5The sun rises, and the sun sets, and it hurries back to where it rises.

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    33Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up their dominion over the earth?

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    8He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name.

  • Job 22:11-12
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    11It is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of waters covers you.

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    14Clouds cover Him so He cannot see as He walks on the circle of the heavens.

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    7He brings up clouds from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses.

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    25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea.

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    35This is what the LORD says, the one who sets the sun to give light by day, who established the laws of the moon and stars to give light by night, who stirs the sea and makes its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is his name:

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    29When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

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    30Behold, He spreads His light over it and covers the depths of the sea.

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    19He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set.

  • Eccl 12:2
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    2Before the sun, light, moon, and stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain.

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    3He unleashes it under the whole sky, and His lightning to the edges of the earth.

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    12If He snatches away, who can stop Him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?

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    7When 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.

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    17God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,

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    9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.

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    18Can you spread out the skies with Him, as firm as a molten mirror?

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    24What is the way to the place where the light is divided, or the east wind scattered over the earth?

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    6He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain showers, 'Be strong.'

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    22From the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.

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    6As for that night, let thick darkness seize it; let it not be joined to the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

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    15The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness.