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Amos 5:8

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

KJV

facientem Arcturum et Orionem, et convertentem in mane tenebras, et diem in noctem mutantem ; qui vocat aquas maris, et effundit eas super faciem terræ ; Dominus nomen est ejus :

Vulgate

ὁ ποιῶν πάντα καὶ μετασκευάζων, καὶ ἐκτρέπων εἰς τὸ πρωὶ σκιάν, καὶ ἡμέραν εἰς νύκτα συσκοτάζων· ὁ προσκαλούμενος τὸ ὕδωρ τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ ἐκχέων αὐτὸ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς, Κύριος ὄνομα αὐτῷ·

LXX

seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

ASV

עֹשֵׂ֨ה כִימָ֜ה וּ/כְסִ֗יל וְ/הֹפֵ֤ךְ לַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ צַלְמָ֔וֶת וְ/י֖וֹם לַ֣יְלָה הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ הַ/קּוֹרֵ֣א לְ/מֵֽי הַ/יָּ֗ם וַֽ/יִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛/ם עַל פְּנֵ֥י הָ/אָ֖רֶץ יְהוָ֥ה שְׁמֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
בֹּ֔קֶר
bqr
noun · 214×
ה
h
noun · 393×
הָפַ֣ךְ
hpk
verb · 94×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
חָשְׁכ֥וּ
chshkv
verb · 18×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כְסִ֗יל
ksyl
noun · 4×
כִימָ֜ה
kymh
noun · 3×
לָ֑יְלָה
lylh
noun · 234×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צַלְמָֽוֶת
tslmvt
noun · 18×
שְׁפָךְ
shpk
verb · 115×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 18:44 — And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down
  • Amos 4:13 — For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, T
  • Amos 4:13 — For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, T
  • Amos 8:9 — And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
  • Amos 8:9 — And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
  • Amos 9:6 — It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his n
  • Amos 9:6 — It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his n
  • Exod 10:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
  • Exod 14:24 — And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
  • Gen 1:14 — And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
  • Gen 7:11 — In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
  • Hos 10:12 — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
  • Isa 9:2 — The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
  • Isa 42:16 — And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do
  • Isa 59:10 — We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
  • Jer 16:21 — Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.
  • Job 9:9 — Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
  • Job 9:9 — Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
  • Job 12:15 — Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
  • Job 12:22 — He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
  • Job 12:22 — He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
  • Job 37:13 — He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
  • Job 38:12 — Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
  • Job 38:31 — Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
  • Job 38:31 — Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
  • Job 38:34 — Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
  • Job 38:34 — Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
  • Matt 4:16 — The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
  • Nah 1:4 — He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
  • Ps 104:6 — Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
  • Ps 104:20 — Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
  • Ps 105:28 — He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
  • Ps 107:10 — Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;