Genesis 15:12
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12 As the sun was setting, a deep sleep(A) came over Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.
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Exodus 20:21
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21 And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the total darkness where God was.(A)
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Deuteronomy 5:22
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The People’s Response
22 “The Lord spoke these commands in a loud voice to your entire assembly from the fire, cloud, and total darkness on the mountain; he added nothing more. He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
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2 Samuel 22:10
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10 He bent the heavens and came down,(A)
total darkness beneath his feet.
1 Kings 8:12
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2 Chronicles 6:1
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Solomon’s Dedication of the Temple
6 Then Solomon said:(A)
The Lord said he would dwell in total darkness,(B)
Psalm 18:9
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9 He bent the heavens and came down,(A)
total darkness beneath his feet.
Psalm 97:2
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2 Clouds and total darkness surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(A)
Isaiah 60:2
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2 For look, darkness will cover the earth,
and total darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will shine over you,
and his glory will appear over you.
Jeremiah 13:16
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16 Give glory to the Lord your God(A)
before he brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the mountains at dusk.
You wait for light,
but he brings darkest gloom[a]
and makes total darkness.
Footnotes
- 13:16 Or brings a shadow of death
Ezekiel 34:12
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12 As a shepherd looks for his sheep on the day he is among his scattered flock, so I will look for my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered(A) on a day of clouds and total darkness.
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Zephaniah 1:15
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15 That day is a day of wrath,
a day of trouble and distress,
a day of destruction and desolation,
a day of darkness(A) and gloom,
a day of clouds and total darkness,(B)
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