23 (A)I beheld the earth, and indeed it was (B)without form, and void;
And the heavens, they had no light.

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23 I looked at the earth,
    and it was formless and empty;(A)
and at the heavens,
    and their light(B) was gone.

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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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29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[a](A)

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  1. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4

The Coming of the Son of Man(A)

24 (B)“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be (C)shaken.

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24 “But in those days, following that distress,

“‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;
25 the stars will fall from the sky,
    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[a](A)

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  1. Mark 13:25 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4

15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
And the stars will diminish their brightness.
16 The Lord also will roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
(A)But the Lord will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel.

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15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
    and the stars no longer shine.(A)
16 The Lord will roar(B) from Zion
    and thunder from Jerusalem;(C)
    the earth and the heavens will tremble.(D)
But the Lord will be a refuge(E) for his people,
    a stronghold(F) for the people of Israel.

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10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not give their light;
The sun will be (A)darkened in its going forth,
And the moon will not cause its light to shine.

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10 The stars of heaven and their constellations
    will not show their light.(A)
The rising sun(B) will be darkened(C)
    and the moon will not give its light.(D)

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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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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)

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The earth was (A)without form, and void; and darkness [a]was on the face of the deep. (B)And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

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  1. Genesis 1:2 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

Now the earth was formless(A) and empty,(B) darkness was over the surface of the deep,(C) and the Spirit of God(D) was hovering(E) over the waters.

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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.
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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  1. Ezekiel 32:8 Or shining

When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens
    and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
    and the moon will not give its light.(A)
All the shining lights in the heavens
    I will darken(B) over you;
    I will bring darkness over your land,(C)
declares the Sovereign Lord.

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“And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,
(A)“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in [a]broad daylight;

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  1. Amos 8:9 Lit. a day of light

“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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10 (A)The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble;
(B)The sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.

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10 Before them the earth shakes,(A)
    the heavens tremble,(B)
the sun and moon are darkened,(C)
    and the stars no longer shine.(D)

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19 (A)I will show wonders in heaven above
And signs in the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 (B)The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.

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19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,(A)
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood(B)
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

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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.

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30 I will show wonders in the heavens(A)
    and on the earth,(B)
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness(C)
    and the moon to blood
    before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(D)

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30 In that day they will roar against them
Like the roaring of the sea.
And if one (A)looks to the land,
Behold, darkness and [a]sorrow;
And the light is darkened by the clouds.

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  1. Isaiah 5:30 distress

30 In that day(A) they will roar over it
    like the roaring of the sea.(B)
And if one looks at the land,
    there is only darkness(C) and distress;(D)
    even the sun will be darkened(E) by clouds.

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