7 He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.
Job 9:7
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Job 36:31–33
31 For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance. 32 He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark. 33 The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.
Job 28:10–12
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Joel 3:14–16
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine. 16 The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth w…
Ezekiel 32:6–8
6 I will drench the land with the flow of your blood, all the way to the mountains— the ravines will be filled. 7 When I extinguish you, 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. 8 All th…
Job 26:8–10
8 He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight. 9 He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud. 10 He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Isaiah 44:26–28
26 who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’ 27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry,… 28 …
Job 25:4–6
4 How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure? 5 If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight, 6 how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
Job 22:13–15
13 Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness? 14 Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’ 15 Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
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