Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » The most wonderful house in the world
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened, and the doors are shut toward the street; when the sound of the grinding is subdued, and they rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low; read more.
they are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets;) before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern; and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
they are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets;) before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern; and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
Mercy » God's
These are springs without water, and mists driven by storm, to whom the gloom of darkness is reserved for ever.
The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad:
"LORD, when thou didst go forth from Se'ir, when thou didst march from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.
Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Meteorology » Clouds
These are springs without water, and mists driven by storm, to whom the gloom of darkness is reserved for ever.
The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad:
"LORD, when thou didst go forth from Se'ir, when thou didst march from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.
Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?
He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. He that observeth the wind will not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds will not reap.
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Moon » Its light
Who is she that looketh forth as the dawn, Fair as the moon, clear as the sun, Terrible as troops with banners?
one the sun's glory, and another the moon's glory, and another the stars' glory; for star differs from star in glory.
Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for light by day, the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who stirreth up the sea so that the waves thereof roar, Jehovah of hosts is his name:
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
If I beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,
Select readings » Old age
And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened, read more.
and the doors are shut toward the street; when the sound of the grinding is subdued, and they rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low; they are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets;) before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern; and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
and the doors are shut toward the street; when the sound of the grinding is subdued, and they rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low; they are also afraid of what is high, and terrors are in the way, and the almond is despised, and the grasshopper is a burden, and the caper-berry is without effect; (for man goeth to his age-long home, and the mourners go about the streets;) before the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be shattered at the fountain, or the wheel be broken at the cistern; and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
Stars » Darkening of
And all the host of the heavens shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as a leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as the withered fruit from the fig-tree.
For the stars of the heavens and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, be darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and the third part of the waters became wormwood, and many of the men died of the waters because they were made bitter. And the fourth angel sounded his trumpet: and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so that the third part of them should be darkened, and that the day should not appear for the third part of it, and the night the same.