Isaiah 45:7
New Living Translation
7 I create the light and make the darkness.
I send good times and bad times.
I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.
Amos 3:6
New Living Translation
6 When the ram’s horn blows a warning,
shouldn’t the people be alarmed?
Does disaster come to a city
unless the Lord has planned it?
Ecclesiastes 7:13-14
New Living Translation
13 Accept the way God does things,
for who can straighten what he has made crooked?
14 Enjoy prosperity while you can,
but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God.
Remember that nothing is certain in this life.
Psalm 75:7
New Living Translation
7 It is God alone who judges;
he decides who will rise and who will fall.
Job 2:10
New Living Translation
10 But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.
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Amos 4:13
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13 For the Lord is the one who shaped the mountains,
stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind.
He turns the light of dawn into darkness
and treads on the heights of the earth.
The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
Isaiah 31:2
New Living Translation
2 In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster;
he will not change his mind.
He will rise against the wicked
and against their helpers.
Jeremiah 31:35
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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:
Nahum 1:8
New Living Translation
8 But he will sweep away his enemies[a]
in an overwhelming flood.
He will pursue his foes
into the darkness of night.
Footnotes
- 1:8 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads sweep away her place.
Jeremiah 51:20
New Living Translation
Babylon’s Great Punishment
20 “You[a] are my battle-ax and sword,”
says the Lord.
“With you I will shatter nations
and destroy many kingdoms.
Jeremiah 13:16
New Living Translation
16 Give glory to the Lord your God
before it is too late.
Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,
causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.
For then, when you look for light,
you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.
Acts 4:28
New Living Translation
28 But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will.
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Amos 5:6
New Living Translation
6 Come back to the Lord and live!
Otherwise, he will roar through Israel[a] like a fire,
devouring you completely.
Your gods in Bethel
won’t be able to quench the flames.
Footnotes
- 5:6 Hebrew the house of Joseph.
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