Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

Bible References

General references

Exodus 10:21
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.”
Psalm 18:11
He made darkness His hiding place,
dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.
Matthew 27:45
From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land.
Revelation 6:12
Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;

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