Ezekiel 32:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I will darken all the lights in the sky over you, and I will darken your land, declares the Sovereign LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 1:14 : 14 God said,“Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years,
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

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    7When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky; I will darken its stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.

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    15The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.

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    32I myself will make the land desolate and your enemies who live in it will be appalled.

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    3I can clothe the sky in darkness; I can cover it with sackcloth.”

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    14This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will turn you into a desolation.

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