Genesis 1:14
New King James Version
14 Then God said, “Let there be (A)lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and (B)seasons, and for days and years;
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Psalm 104:19-20
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19 (A)He appointed the moon for seasons;
The (B)sun knows its going down.
20 (C)You make darkness, and it is night,
In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
Deuteronomy 4:19
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19 And take heed, lest you (A)lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, (B)all the host of heaven, you feel driven to (C)worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has [a]given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.
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- Deuteronomy 4:19 divided
Jeremiah 31:35
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35 Thus says the Lord,
(A)Who gives the sun for a light by day,
The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night,
Who disturbs (B)the sea,
And its waves roar
(C)(The Lord of hosts is His name):
Psalm 74:16-17
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16 The day is Yours, the night also is (A)Yours;
(B)You have prepared the light and the sun.
17 You have (C)set all the borders of the earth;
(D)You have made summer and winter.
Psalm 148:6
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6 (A)He also established them forever and ever;
He made a decree which shall not pass away.
Psalm 148:3
New King James Version
3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
Amos 5:8
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8 He made the (A)Pleiades and Orion;
He turns the shadow of death into morning
(B)And makes the day dark as night;
He (C)calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth;
(D)The Lord is His name.
Psalm 136:7-9
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7 (A)To Him who made great lights,
For His mercy endures forever—
8 (B)The sun to rule by day,
For His mercy endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever.
Joel 3:15
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15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
And the stars will diminish their brightness.
Jeremiah 10:2
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2 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Do not learn the way of the Gentiles;
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven,
For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
Psalm 81:3
New King James Version
3 Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon,
At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
Genesis 8:22
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22 “While the earth (A)remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat,
Winter and summer,
And (B)day and night
Shall not cease.”
Joel 2:30-31
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30 “And (A)I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
31 (B)The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
(C)Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
Revelation 6:12
New King James Version
Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, (A)and [a]behold, there was a great earthquake; and (B)the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the [b]moon became like blood.
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- Revelation 6:12 NU, M omit behold
- Revelation 6:12 NU, M whole moon
Luke 21:25-26
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The Coming of the Son of Man(A)
25 (B)“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, (C)for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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Ezekiel 32:7-8
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7 When I put out your light,
(A)I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
And the moon shall not give her light.
8 All the [a]bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you,
And bring darkness upon your land,”
Says the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 32:8 Or shining
Isaiah 40:26
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26 Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
(A)He calls them all by name,
By the greatness of His might
And the strength of His power;
Not one is missing.
Matthew 24:29
New King James Version
The Coming of the Son of Man(A)
29 (B)“Immediately after the tribulation of those days (C)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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Joel 2:10
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10 (A)The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble;
(B)The sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.
Jeremiah 33:20
New King James Version
20 “Thus says the Lord: ‘If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season,
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Job 38:31-32
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Luke 23:45
New King James Version
45 Then the sun was [a]darkened, and (A)the veil of the temple was torn in [b]two.
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- Luke 23:45 NU obscured
- Luke 23:45 the middle
Matthew 16:2-3
New King James Version
2 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; 3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ [a]Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.
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- Matthew 16:3 NU omits Hypocrites
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