51 Bible Verses about Stars

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Psalm 136:7-9

To him who made the great lights. His loving kindness is everlasting: The sun to rule by day, for His loving kindness is everlasting, The moon and stars to rule by night, for His loving kindness is everlasting.

Psalm 148:3-6

Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all shining stars. Praise him, you highest heaven and the water above the sky. Let them praise the name of Jehovah for they were created by his command.read more.
He set them in their places forever and ever. He made it a law that no one can break.

Isaiah 40:26

Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? The being that brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name created all these! Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Job 9:7-9

He commands the sun and it does not rise! He seals off the stars. He alone spreads out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades and the chambers of the south.

Job 38:31-33

Can you bind the beautiful Pleiades? Can you loose the cords of Orion? Can you bring forth the constellations of the zodiac in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? (Mazzaroth Constellation) Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

Psalm 147:4-5

He determines the number of stars. He gives each one a name. Our Lord is great, and his power is great. There is no limit to his understanding.

Isaiah 45:11-12

Jehovah, the Holy God of Israel, the one who shapes the future says: You have no right to question me about my children or to tell me what I ought to do! I am the one who made the earth. I created human beings to live there. With my power I stretched out the heavens. I control the sun, the moon, and the stars.

Amos 5:8

seek the creator of the cluster of stars named Pleiades and the star constellation Orion. He turns the shadow of death into morning, and makes the day dark with night. He calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth. Jehovah is his name!

Deuteronomy 4:19

Do not be tempted to bow down and worship the sun or moon or stars (the host or army of the heavens). Jehovah put them there a heritage for all the people under the heavens.

Deuteronomy 17:3

Some worship and bow down to other gods, the sun, the moon, or the whole army of heaven. I have forbidden this.

2 Kings 23:4-5

Then the king ordered the high priest Hilkiah, the priests who served under Hilkiah, and the doorkeepers to remove from Jehovah's Temple all utensils that had been made for Baal, Asherah, and the entire army of heaven. Josiah burned the utensils outside Jerusalem. It was in an open field near the Kidron Brook. Then he carried their ashes to Bethel. He got rid of the pagan priests. The kings of Judah appointed them to sacrifice at the illegal places of worship in the cities of Judah and all around Jerusalem. They had been sacrificing to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations of the zodiac (Mazzalohth Constellation-Job 38:32), and the entire army of heaven.

Jeremiah 8:2

They will be spread out and exposed to the sun, the moon, and all the stars in the sky. These are the things that they had loved, served, gone after, sought, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered or buried, but they will become manure on the ground.

Jeremiah 19:12-13

This is how I will treat this place and its inhabitants,'declares Jehovah, 'I will make this city like Topheth. The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like Topheth. They burned sacrifices to the heavenly hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the rooftops of all of their houses.'

Amos 5:25-27

Did you bring sacrifices and offerings to me in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel? You have carried the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves. Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity (exile) beyond Damascus, said the God of Hosts, whose name is Jehovah.

Zephaniah 1:4-5

I will use my power against Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will destroy followers of Baal in this place. I will remove the names of the pagan (idolatrous) priests along with my priests. I will remove those who bow down to worship the host of heaven on the housetops and those who bow down and swear to Jehovah and yet swear by Malcolm.

Acts 7:42-43

God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven. It is written in the book of the prophets: O you house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan. You made figures to worship them. I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

2 Kings 17:16

They broke all the laws of Jehovah their God. They made two metal bull-calves to worship. They also made an image of the goddess Asherah. Also they worshiped the stars and served the god Baal.

2 Kings 21:3-5

He built the high places that Hezekiah his father destroyed. He made altars for Baal. Then he made an Asherah as Ahab, king of Israel, had done. Manasseh was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven. He built heathen altars in the Temple of Jehovah. The same Temple that Jehovah spoke of when he said: In Jerusalem will I put my name. And he built altars for all the stars of heaven in the two outer courts of the Temple of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 33:5

He built altars for the entire army of heaven in the two courtyards of Jehovah's Temple.

Acts 28:11

After three months we sailed on an Alexandrian ship that wintered at the island. The ship had the gods Castor and Pollux carved on its front.

Isaiah 47:13

You are powerless in spite of the advice you get. Let your astrologers come forward and save you! Let those people who study the stars, who map out the zones of the heavens tell you from month to month what is going to happen to you.

Daniel 2:2-5

The king summoned the magicians, enchanters (conjurers), sorcerers, and the Chaldeans and commanded them to tell the king about his dreams. They came in and stood before the king. The king said: I had a dream that troubles me and I want to understand what the dream means. The Chaldeans spoke in the Syrian language: O king, may you live for a very long time. Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.read more.
The king answered: I have decided. If you do not make the dream known to me and it's interpretation you will be cut in pieces, and your houses will be made a dunghill (foul smelling pile of rubbish).

Daniel 4:7

The magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came to me. I told the dream to them. They did not explain the dream to me.

Isaiah 34:4

All the stars in the sky will dissolve. The heavens will be rolled up like a scroll. The stars will fade away like leaves fall from a vine or fruit from a tree.

Ezekiel 32:7-8

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. All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you. And I will set darkness on your land,' proclaims the Lord Jehovah.

Revelation 6:13

The stars of the sky fell to the earth, even as a fig tree drops her unripe figs when she is shaken by a mighty wind.

Matthew 2:9-10

After they heard the king, they followed the star until it stopped over the place where the child was. They were overwhelmed with joy to see the star.

Deuteronomy 10:22

Your fathers traveled to Egypt, seventy persons in all. Now Jehovah your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the universe (physical heavens).

1 Chronicles 27:23

David did not count those less than twenty years old, because Jehovah promised that the people of Israel would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Nehemiah 9:23

You made their children as great in number as the stars of heaven. You took them into the land, of which you had said to their fathers that they were to go in and take it for themselves.

Jeremiah 33:22

I will increase the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who serve me in the same way as the stars of heaven that cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore that cannot be measured.'

Hebrews 11:12

This was to come from one man and him as good as dead. There were born children, as many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as uncountable as the sand by the seashore.

Numbers 24:17

I see him, but not now! I behold him, but not near! A star shall come forth from Jacob. A scepter shall rise from Israel and shall crush through the forehead of Moab. It will tear down all the sons of Sheth.

Isaiah 14:12-13

O how you have fallen from heaven, you morning star (shining one), and son of the dawn! How you have been cut down to the ground, you who conquered nations! You thought: 'I will go up to heaven (Mount Zion) and set up my throne above God's stars (messengers). I will sit on the mountain of meeting far away in the north where the gods assemble.

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Astronomy » Moon » Stars

Judges 5:20

As the stars moved across the sky they fought against Sisera.

Christian ministers » Servants » Stars

Revelation 1:20

This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations.

Revelation 2:1

To the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands, says:

Names » Of ministers » Stars

Revelation 1:20

This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations.

Righteous » Compared with » Stars

compared to Saints » Stars

Stars » Worshiped

Jeremiah 19:13

The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like Topheth. They burned sacrifices to the heavenly hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the rooftops of all of their houses.'

2 Kings 21:3

He built the high places that Hezekiah his father destroyed. He made altars for Baal. Then he made an Asherah as Ahab, king of Israel, had done. Manasseh was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven.

2 Kings 17:16

They broke all the laws of Jehovah their God. They made two metal bull-calves to worship. They also made an image of the goddess Asherah. Also they worshiped the stars and served the god Baal.

Amos 5:26

You have carried the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.

2 Kings 23:5

He got rid of the pagan priests. The kings of Judah appointed them to sacrifice at the illegal places of worship in the cities of Judah and all around Jerusalem. They had been sacrificing to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations of the zodiac (Mazzalohth Constellation-Job 38:32), and the entire army of heaven.

Stars » Darkening of

Isaiah 34:4

All the stars in the sky will dissolve. The heavens will be rolled up like a scroll. The stars will fade away like leaves fall from a vine or fruit from a tree.

Isaiah 13:10

The stars of heaven and their constellations will not shine forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shine its light.

Joel 2:10

The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble! The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars cease to shine.

Ecclesiastes 12:2

Before the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are darkened, or the clouds return after the rain:

Stars » Falling of

Revelation 12:4

His tail swept a third of the stars of heaven, and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered. He was ready to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Revelation 6:13

The stars of the sky fell to the earth, even as a fig tree drops her unripe figs when she is shaken by a mighty wind.

Revelation 9:1

The fifth angel blew his trumpet. I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth. The key of the bottomless pit was given to him.

Revelation 8:10

The third angel blew his trumpet. A great star burning like a lamp fell from heaven. It fell upon a third of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.

More verses: Daniel 8:10 Mark 13:25

Stars » Created by God

Amos 5:8

seek the creator of the cluster of stars named Pleiades and the star constellation Orion. He turns the shadow of death into morning, and makes the day dark with night. He calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth. Jehovah is his name!

More verses: Psalm 136:9 Psalm 136:7

Stars » The morning star

Stars » Orion

Job 9:9

He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades and the chambers of the south.

Amos 5:8

seek the creator of the cluster of stars named Pleiades and the star constellation Orion. He turns the shadow of death into morning, and makes the day dark with night. He calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth. Jehovah is his name!

Stars » Figurative » Seven stars of the seven congregations

Revelation 1:20

This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations.

Stars » Differ in splendor

1 Corinthians 15:41

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars. For one star differs from another star in glory.

Stars » Constellations of

Isaiah 13:10

The stars of heaven and their constellations will not shine forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shine its light.

Stars » Comets

Jude 1:13

They are wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, for which the black darkness has been reserved forever.

Stars » Serpent

Stars » Figurative » Of the deliverer

Numbers 24:17

I see him, but not now! I behold him, but not near! A star shall come forth from Jacob. A scepter shall rise from Israel and shall crush through the forehead of Moab. It will tear down all the sons of Sheth.

Stars » Planets

2 Kings 23:5

He got rid of the pagan priests. The kings of Judah appointed them to sacrifice at the illegal places of worship in the cities of Judah and all around Jerusalem. They had been sacrificing to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations of the zodiac (Mazzalohth Constellation-Job 38:32), and the entire army of heaven.

Stars » Figurative » Crown of twelve stars

Stars » Forbidden worship

Deuteronomy 4:19

Do not be tempted to bow down and worship the sun or moon or stars (the host or army of the heavens). Jehovah put them there a heritage for all the people under the heavens.

Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments

Ezekiel 32:7

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.

Isaiah 13:10

The stars of heaven and their constellations will not shine forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shine its light.

Joel 2:10

The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble! The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars cease to shine.

Stars » God » Created

Psalm 148:5

Let them praise the name of Jehovah for they were created by his command.

Stars » The israelites forbidden to worship

Deuteronomy 4:19

Do not be tempted to bow down and worship the sun or moon or stars (the host or army of the heavens). Jehovah put them there a heritage for all the people under the heavens.

Deuteronomy 17:2-4

In one of the cities Jehovah your God is giving you, there may be a man or woman among you who is doing what Jehovah considers evil. This person may be disregarding the conditions of Jehovah's covenant. Some worship and bow down to other gods, the sun, the moon, or the whole army of heaven. I have forbidden this. If it is told you and you have heard of it, then you shall inquire thoroughly. If it is true and the thing certain that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,

Stars » Called » The host of heaven

Deuteronomy 17:3

Some worship and bow down to other gods, the sun, the moon, or the whole army of heaven. I have forbidden this.

Jeremiah 33:22

I will increase the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who serve me in the same way as the stars of heaven that cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore that cannot be measured.'

Stars » Illustrative » Of ministers

Revelation 2:1

To the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands, says:

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Pleiades,

Job 9:9

He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades and the chambers of the south.

Amos 5:8

seek the creator of the cluster of stars named Pleiades and the star constellation Orion. He turns the shadow of death into morning, and makes the day dark with night. He calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth. Jehovah is his name!

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Orion

Job 9:9

He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades and the chambers of the south.

Amos 5:8

seek the creator of the cluster of stars named Pleiades and the star constellation Orion. He turns the shadow of death into morning, and makes the day dark with night. He calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth. Jehovah is his name!

Stars » Illustrative » Of princes and subordinate governors

Revelation 8:12

The fourth angel blew his trumpet. A third of the sun was struck. A third of the moon, and a third of the stars were darkened. The illumination of both day and night was cut by one third.

Daniel 8:10

It grew great, even to the host of heaven. It threw down to the ground some of the host and it trampled them.

Stars » Idolaters worshipped

Jeremiah 19:13

The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like Topheth. They burned sacrifices to the heavenly hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the rooftops of all of their houses.'

Jeremiah 8:2

They will be spread out and exposed to the sun, the moon, and all the stars in the sky. These are the things that they had loved, served, gone after, sought, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered or buried, but they will become manure on the ground.

Stars » Infinite in number

Jeremiah 33:2

Jehovah is the maker of the earth. Jehovah is the one who formed and established it. Jehovah is His name.

Stars » God » Appointed to give light by night

Stars » When grouped together called constellations

Isaiah 13:10

The stars of heaven and their constellations will not shine forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shine its light.

2 Kings 23:5

He got rid of the pagan priests. The kings of Judah appointed them to sacrifice at the illegal places of worship in the cities of Judah and all around Jerusalem. They had been sacrificing to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the constellations of the zodiac (Mazzalohth Constellation-Job 38:32), and the entire army of heaven.

Stars » God » Established, for ever

Psalm 148:6

He set them in their places forever and ever. He made it a law that no one can break.

Stars » One of extraordinary brightness (a meteor) appeared at Christ's birth

Matthew 2:9

After they heard the king, they followed the star until it stopped over the place where the child was.

Stars » Exhibit the greatness of God's power

Isaiah 40:26

Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? The being that brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name created all these! Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Stars » Appear after sunset

Job 3:9

Let its morning stars become dark and cause it to wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,

Nehemiah 4:21

So we went on with the work. Half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.

Stars » False gods frequently worshipped under the representation of

Amos 5:26

You have carried the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.

Acts 7:43

Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan. You made figures to worship them. I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

Stars » Appear of different magnitudes

1 Corinthians 15:41

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars. For one star differs from another star in glory.

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Arcturus

Job 9:9

He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades and the chambers of the south.

Job 38:32

Can you bring forth the constellations of the zodiac in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? (Mazzaroth Constellation)

Stars » Punishment for worshipping

Deuteronomy 17:5-7

Bring that man or woman who has done this evil deed out to your gates. Stone the man or the woman to death. On the evidence and testimony of two witnesses or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death. He shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. The witnesses must throw the first stone to put him to death, and afterward all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.

Stars » Illustrative » (bright and morning star,) of Christ

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Morning star

Stars » Illustrative » (morning star,) of glory to be given to faithful saints

Stars » Illustrative » Of Christ

Numbers 24:17

I see him, but not now! I behold him, but not near! A star shall come forth from Jacob. A scepter shall rise from Israel and shall crush through the forehead of Moab. It will tear down all the sons of Sheth.

Stars » Called » Stars of heaven

Isaiah 13:10

The stars of heaven and their constellations will not shine forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shine its light.

Stars » God » Set, in the firmament of heaven

Stars » Astrology and star-gazing practised by the babylonians, &c

Isaiah 47:13

You are powerless in spite of the advice you get. Let your astrologers come forward and save you! Let those people who study the stars, who map out the zones of the heavens tell you from month to month what is going to happen to you.

Stars » Illustrative » (setting the nest amongst,) of pride and carnal security

Obadiah 1:4

Even though you place yourself as high as the eagle, and though you nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there, said Jehovah!

Stars » Illustrative » (shining of,) of the reward of faithful ministers

Stars » Called » Stars of light

Stars » God » Numbers and names

Stars » Shine in the firmament of heaven

Stars » Revolve in fixed orbits

Judges 5:20

As the stars moved across the sky they fought against Sisera.

Stars » Made to praise God

Stars » Use of, in navigation, alluded to

Acts 27:20

The sun and stars did not appear for many days. No small tempest pressed upon us. All hope of our being saved was taken away.

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Mazzaroth

Job 38:32

Can you bring forth the constellations of the zodiac in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? (Mazzaroth Constellation)

Stars » Illustrative » (wandering,) of false teachers

Jude 1:13

They are wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, for which the black darkness has been reserved forever.

Stars » Illustrative » Of angels

Stars » Impure in the sight of God

Job 25:5

If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes,

Stars » God » Obscures

Titles and names of ministers » Stars

Revelation 1:20-1

This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations. To the angel of the congregation of Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lamp stands, says:

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Isaiah 13:10

The stars of heaven and their constellations will not shine forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shine its light.

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