Job 9:7

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he who commands the sun and it does not shine and seals up the stars;

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  • Isa 13:10 : 10 Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.
  • Amos 8:9 : 9 In that day,” says the Sovereign LORD,“I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.
  • Luke 21:25-26 : 25 The Arrival of the Son of Man“And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves. 26 People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  • Matt 24:29 : 29 The Arrival of the Son of Man“Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
  • Ezek 32:7-8 : 7 When 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. 8 I will darken all the lights in the sky over you, and I will darken your land, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him,‘What have you done?’
  • Amos 4:13 : 13 For here he is! He formed the mountains and created the wind. He reveals his plans to men. He turns the dawn into darkness and marches on the heights of the earth. The LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, is his name!”
  • Exod 10:21-22 : 21 The Ninth Blow: Darkness The LORD said to Moses,“Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt.” 22 So Moses extended his hand toward heaven, and there was absolute darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.
  • Josh 10:12 : 12 The day the LORD delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the LORD before Israel:“O sun, stand still over Gibeon! O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!”
  • Job 37:7 : 7 He causes everyone to stop working, so that all people may know his work.
  • Job 38:12-15 : 12 Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place, 13 that it might seize the corners of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it? 14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features are dyed like a garment. 15 Then from the wicked the light is withheld, and the arm raised in violence is broken.
  • Job 38:19-20 : 19 “In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place, 20 that you may take them to their borders and perceive the pathways to their homes?

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    8he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea;

    9he makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky;

    10he does great and unsearchable things, and wonderful things without number.

  • Job 36:32
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    32With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target.

  • Job 9:5-6
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    5He who removes mountains suddenly, who overturns them in his anger;

    6he who shakes the earth out of its place so that its pillars tremble;

  • Job 3:9
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    9Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn,

  • Job 38:12-13
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    12Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

    13that it might seize the corners of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

  • Job 26:7-11
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    7He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.

    8He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

    9He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.

    10He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.

    11The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke.

  • Isa 13:10
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    10Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.

  • Eccl 1:5
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    5The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries away to a place from which it rises again.

  • Job 38:33
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    33Do you know the laws of the heavens, or can you set up their rule over the earth?

  • Amos 5:8
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    8(But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name!

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

    12“Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!

  • Job 22:14
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    14Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.’

  • Ps 135:7
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    7He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

  • Ps 107:25
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    25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea.

  • Jer 31:35
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    35The Lord Guarantees Israel’s Continuance The LORD has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Prov 8:29
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    29when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

  • Job 36:30
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    30See how he scattered his lightning about him; he has covered the depths of the sea.

  • Ps 104:19
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    19He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.

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    2before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;

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    3Under the whole heaven he lets it go, even his lightning to the far corners of the earth.

  • Job 9:12
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    12If he snatches away, who can turn him back? Who dares to say to him,‘What are you doing?’

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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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    3Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?

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    31Can you tie the bands of the Pleiades, or release the cords of Orion?

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    17God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth,

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    6It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.

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    12The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

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    10If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?

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    9You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.

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    18will you, with him, spread out the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal?

  • Job 12:14-15
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    14If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.

    15If he holds back the waters, then they dry up; if he releases them, they destroy the land.

  • Job 38:8
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    8“Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,

  • Amos 9:6
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    6He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name.

  • Job 38:24
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    24In what direction is lightning dispersed, or the east winds scattered over the earth?

  • Job 37:6-7
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    6For to the snow he says,‘Fall to earth,’ and to the torrential rains,‘Pour down.’

    7He causes everyone to stop working, so that all people may know his work.

  • Job 37:22
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    22From the north he comes in golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.

  • Job 3:6
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    6That night– let darkness seize it; let it not be included among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months!

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    11He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light.

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