Genesis 1:14
New Living Translation
14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years.
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Psalm 104:19-20
New Living Translation
19 You made the moon to mark the seasons,
and the sun knows when to set.
20 You send the darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals prowl about.
Deuteronomy 4:19
New Living Translation
19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.
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Deuteronomy 4:19
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Jeremiah 31:35
New Living Translation
35 It is the Lord who provides the sun to light the day
and the moon and stars to light the night,
and who stirs the sea into roaring waves.
His name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
and this is what he says:
Psalm 74:16-17
New Living Translation
16 Both day and night belong to you;
you made the starlight[a] and the sun.
17 You set the boundaries of the earth,
and you made both summer and winter.
Footnotes
- 74:16 Or moon; Hebrew reads light.
Psalm 74:16-17
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Psalm 148:6
New Living Translation
6 He set them in place forever and ever.
His decree will never be revoked.
Psalm 148:6
New International Version
6 and he established them for ever and ever—
he issued a decree(A) that will never pass away.
Psalm 148:3
New Living Translation
3 Praise him, sun and moon!
Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
Psalm 148:3
New International Version
3 Praise him, sun(A) and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
Amos 5:8
New Living Translation
8 It is the Lord who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The Lord is his name!
Amos 5:8
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Psalm 136:7-9
New Living Translation
7 Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights—
His faithful love endures forever.
8 the sun to rule the day,
His faithful love endures forever.
9 and the moon and stars to rule the night.
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 136:7-9
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Psalm 8:3-4
New Living Translation
3 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
the moon and the stars you set in place—
4 what are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?[a]
Footnotes
- 8:4 Hebrew what is man that you should think of him, / the son of man that you should care for him?
Psalm 8:3-4
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
Joel 3:15
New Living Translation
15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
and the stars will no longer shine.
Joel 3:15
New International Version
15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
and the stars no longer shine.(A)
Luke 21:25-26
New Living Translation
25 “And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. 26 People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
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Luke 21:25-26
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25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.(A) 26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.(B)
Joel 2:30-31
New Living Translation
30 And I will cause wonders in the heavens and on the earth—
blood and fire and columns of smoke.
31 The sun will become dark,
and the moon will turn blood red
before that great and terrible[a] day of the Lord arrives.
Footnotes
- 2:31 Greek version reads glorious.
Joel 2:30-31
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