He who made the (A)Pleiades and Orion,
    and turns deep darkness into the morning
    and (B)darkens the day into night,
who (C)calls for the waters of the sea
    (D)and pours them out on the surface of the earth,
(E)the Lord is his name;

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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)

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13 For behold, (A)he who forms the mountains and creates the wind,
    and (B)declares to man what is his thought,
(C)who makes the morning darkness,
    and (D)treads on the heights of the earth—
    (E)the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name!

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13 He who forms the mountains,(A)
    who creates the wind,(B)
    and who reveals his thoughts(C) to mankind,
who turns dawn to darkness,
    and treads on the heights of the earth(D)
    the Lord God Almighty is his name.(E)

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who (A)made (B)the Bear and (C)Orion,
    the Pleiades (D)and the chambers of the south;

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He is the Maker(A) of the Bear[a] and Orion,
    the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(B)

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  1. Job 9:9 Or of Leo

(A)who builds his upper chambers in the heavens
    and founds his vault upon the earth;
(B)who calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out upon the surface of the earth—
(C)the Lord is his name.

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he builds his lofty palace[a](A) in the heavens
    and sets its foundation[b] on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
    and pours them out over the face of the land—
    the Lord is his name.(B)

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  1. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Amos 9:6 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

“And on that day,” declares the Lord God,
    (A)“I will make the sun go down at noon
    and darken the earth in broad daylight.

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“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,

“I will make the sun go down at noon
    and darken the earth in broad daylight.(A)

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20 (A)You make darkness, and it is night,
    when all the beasts of the forest creep about.

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20 You bring darkness,(A) it becomes night,(B)
    and all the beasts of the forest(C) prowl.

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31 “Can you bind the chains of (A)the Pleiades
    or loose the cords of (B)Orion?
32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth[a] in their season,
    or can you guide (C)the Bear with its children?

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  1. Job 38:32 Probably the name of a constellation

31 “Can you bind the chains[a] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?(A)
32 Can you bring forth the constellations(B) in their seasons[b]
    or lead out the Bear[c] with its cubs?(C)

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  1. Job 38:31 Septuagint; Hebrew beauty
  2. Job 38:32 Or the morning star in its season
  3. Job 38:32 Or out Leo

22 He (A)uncovers the deeps out of darkness
    and brings (B)deep darkness to light.

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22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(A)
    and brings utter darkness(B) into the light.(C)

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79 to (A)give light to (B)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into (C)the way of (D)peace.”

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79 to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,(A)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(B)

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16 (A)the people dwelling in darkness
    have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and (B)shadow of death,
    on them a light has dawned.”

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16 the people living in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
    a light has dawned.”[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 9:1,2

16 (A)And I will lead the blind
    in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
    I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
    (B)the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
    and I do not forsake them.

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16 I will lead(A) the blind(B) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(C) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.(D)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake(E) them.

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10 (A)Some sat in darkness and in (B)the shadow of death,
    prisoners in (C)affliction and in irons,
11 for they (D)had rebelled against the words of God,
    and (E)spurned the counsel of the Most High.
12 So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
    they fell down, (F)with none to help.
13 (G)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of (H)darkness and the shadow of death,
    and (I)burst their bonds apart.

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10 Some sat in darkness,(A) in utter darkness,
    prisoners suffering(B) in iron chains,(C)
11 because they rebelled(D) against God’s commands
    and despised(E) the plans(F) of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
    they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(G)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he saved them(H) from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness,(I) the utter darkness,(J)
    and broke away their chains.(K)

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28 He (A)sent darkness, and made the land dark;
    they (B)did not rebel[a] against his words.

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  1. Psalm 105:28 Septuagint, Syriac omit not

28 He sent darkness(A) and made the land dark—
    for had they not rebelled against(B) his words?

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