Amos 5:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

Maketh

And turneth

Luke 1:79

That calleth

Job 38:34

General references

Job 38:34

Bible References

Maketh

he makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky;

Can you tie the bands of the Pleiades, or release the cords of Orion?

For here he is! He formed the mountains and created the wind. He reveals his plans to men. He turns the dawn into darkness and marches on the heights of the earth. The Lord, the God who commands armies, is his name!"

In that day," says the sovereign Lord, "I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.

The Lord said to Moses, "Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt."

In the morning watch the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw the Egyptian army into a panic.

You make it dark and night comes, during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders.

We grope along the wall like the blind, we grope like those who cannot see; we stumble at noontime as if it were evening. Though others are strong, we are like dead men.

And turneth

He reveals the deep things of darkness, and brings deep shadows into the light.

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,

the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned."

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

That calleth

He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth's surface. The Lord is his name.

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month -- on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

The seventh time the servant said, "Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man's hand, is rising up from the sea." Elijah then said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won't overtake you.'"

Whether it is for punishment for his land, or whether it is for mercy, he causes it to find its mark.

Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?

General references

Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?