Job 3:4
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4 Let that day be darkness!
May God above not seek it,
nor light shine upon it.
Revelation 16:10
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10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on (A)the throne of the beast, and (B)its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish
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Acts 27:20
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20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
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Matthew 27:45
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The Death of Jesus
45 Now from the sixth hour[a] there was darkness over all the land[b] until the ninth hour.[c]
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- Matthew 27:45 That is, noon
- Matthew 27:45 Or earth
- Matthew 27:45 That is, 3 p.m.
Amos 5:18
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Let Justice Roll Down
18 Woe to you who desire (A)the day of the Lord!
Why would you have the day of the Lord?
(B)It is darkness, and not light,
Joel 2:2
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2 (A)a day of darkness and gloom,
(B)a day of clouds and thick darkness!
Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains
(C)a great and powerful people;
(D)their like has never been before,
nor will be again after them
through the years of all generations.
Deuteronomy 11:12
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12 a land that the Lord your God cares for. (A)The eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
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Exodus 10:22-23
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22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. 23 They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but (A)all the people of Israel had light where they lived.
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