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1 Samuel 2:9
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1 Samuel 2:9
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9
“He guards the feet of His godly (faithful) ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced and perish in darkness;
For a man shall not prevail by might.
1 Samuel 2:9
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1 Samuel 2:9
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9 He will guard the feet(A) of his faithful servants,(B)
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(C)
“It is not by strength(D) that one prevails;
1 Samuel 2:9
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1 Samuel 2:9
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9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
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Job 12:22
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Job 12:22
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22
“He uncovers mysteries [that are difficult to grasp and understand] out of the darkness
And brings black gloom and the shadow of death into light.
Job 12:22
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Job 12:22
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Job 12:22
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Job 12:22
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22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
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Isaiah 5:30
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Isaiah 5:30
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30
And in that day they will roar against them (Judah) like the roaring of the sea.
And if one looks to the land, in fact, there is darkness and distress;
Even the light will be darkened by its clouds.
Isaiah 5:30
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Isaiah 5:30
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30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
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Isaiah 60:2
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Isaiah 60:2
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“For in fact, darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness will cover the peoples;
But the Lord will rise upon you [Jerusalem]
And His glory and brilliance will be seen on you.(A)
Isaiah 60:2
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Isaiah 60:2
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Isaiah 60:2
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Isaiah 60:2
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2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
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Joel 2:31
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Joel 2:31
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31
“The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.(A)
Joel 2:31
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Joel 2:31
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Joel 2:31
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Joel 2:31
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31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.
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Amos 4:13
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Amos 4:13
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13
For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind
And declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who makes the dawn into darkness
And treads on the heights of the earth—
The Lord God of hosts is His name.(A)
Amos 4:13
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Amos 4:13
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13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.
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Amos 5:8-20
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Amos 5:8-20
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He who made the [cluster of stars called] Pleiades and [the constellation] Orion,
Who turns deep darkness into the morning
And darkens the 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.
9
It is He who causes [sudden] destruction to flash forth on the strong
So that destruction comes on the fortress.
10
They hate the one who reprimands [the unrighteous] in the [court held at the city] gate [regarding him as unreasonable and rejecting his reprimand],
And they detest him who speaks [the truth] with integrity and honesty.
11
Therefore, because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And demand a tribute (food-tax) of grain from them,
Though you have built [luxurious] houses of square stone,
You will not live in them;
You have planted beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink their wine.
12
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great (shocking, innumerable),
You who distress the righteous and take bribes,
And turn away from the poor in the [court of the city] gate [depriving them of justice].
13
Therefore, he who is prudent and has insight will keep silent at such a [corrupt and evil] time, for it is an evil time [when people will not listen to truth and will disregard those of good character].
14
Seek (long for, require) good and not evil, that you may live;
And so may the Lord God of hosts be with you,
Just as you have said!
15
Hate evil and love good,
And establish justice in the [court of the city] gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph [that is, those who remain after God’s judgment].
16 Therefore, thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord,
“There is wailing in all the public plazas,
And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
And they call the farmers to mourning [for those who have died]
And professional mourners to wailing.
17
“And in all vineyards there is wailing,
For I will pass through your midst [in judgment],” says the Lord.(A)
18
Woe (judgment is coming) to you who desire the day of the Lord [expecting rescue from the Gentiles]!
Why would you want the day of the Lord?
It is darkness (judgment) and not light [and rescue and prosperity];
19
It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger]
And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway],
Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall
And a snake bites him.
20
Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, instead of light,
Even very dark with no brightness in it?
Amos 5:8-20
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Amos 5:8-20
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8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion,(A)
who turns midnight into dawn(B)
and darkens day into night,(C)
who calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land—
the Lord is his name.(D)
9 With a blinding flash he destroys the stronghold
and brings the fortified city to ruin.(E)
10 There are those who hate the one who upholds justice in court(F)
and detest the one who tells the truth.(G)
11 You levy a straw tax on the poor(H)
and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,(I)
you will not live in them;(J)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
you will not drink their wine.(K)
12 For I know how many are your offenses
and how great your sins.(L)
There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(M)
and deprive the poor(N) of justice in the courts.(O)
13 Therefore the prudent keep quiet(P) in such times,
for the times are evil.(Q)
14 Seek good, not evil,
that you may live.(R)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
just as you say he is.
15 Hate evil,(S) love good;(T)
maintain justice in the courts.(U)
Perhaps(V) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(W)
on the remnant(X) of Joseph.
16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:
“There will be wailing(Y) in all the streets(Z)
and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers(AA) will be summoned to weep
and the mourners to wail.
17 There will be wailing(AB) in all the vineyards,
for I will pass through(AC) your midst,”
says the Lord.(AD)
The Day of the Lord
18 Woe to you who long
for the day of the Lord!(AE)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(AF)
That day will be darkness,(AG) not light.(AH)
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
only to meet a bear,(AI)
as though he entered his house
and rested his hand on the wall
only to have a snake bite him.(AJ)
20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness,(AK) not light—
pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?(AL)
Amos 5:8-20
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Amos 5:8-20
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8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:
9 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20 Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
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Micah 3:6
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Micah 3:6
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Therefore it will be night (tragedy) for you—without vision,
And darkness (cataclysm) for you—without foresight.
The sun shall go down on the [false] prophets,
And the day shall become dark and black over them.
Micah 3:6
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Micah 3:6
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Micah 3:6
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Micah 3:6
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6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
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Micah 7:8
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Micah 7:8
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Do not rejoice over me [amid my tragedies], O my enemy!
Though I fall, I will rise;
Though I sit in the darkness [of distress], the Lord is a light for me.
Micah 7:8
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Micah 7:8
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Israel Will Rise
Micah 7:8
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Micah 7:8
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8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
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