29 Bible Verses about Black

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Matthew 5:36

And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

Exodus 10:15

They covered the face of the whole land, so that the land was darkened, and they ate all the plants in the land and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Not a green thing remained, neither tree nor plant of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 11:13-14

"And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, the kite, the falcon of any kind,

Deuteronomy 14:12-13

But these are the ones that you shall not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, the kite, the falcon of any kind;

Leviticus 13:31

And if the priest examines the itching disease and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days,

Deuteronomy 4:11

And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom.

1 Kings 18:45

And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.

Job 28:3

Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness.

Job 30:28

I go about darkened, but not by the sun; I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.

Lamentations 4:7-8

Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire. Now their face is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as wood.

Zechariah 6:2

The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,

Revelation 6:5

When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.

Job 3:5

Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

Isaiah 5:30

They will growl over it on that day, like the growling of the sea. And if one looks to the land, behold, darkness and distress; and the light is darkened by its clouds.

Amos 5:8

He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name;

Joel 2:2

a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations.

Amos 8:9

"And on that day," declares the Lord GOD, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.

Zephaniah 1:15

A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Job 34:22

There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

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Clouds » Different kinds of, mentioned » Black

1 Kings 18:45

And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.

Horses » Colors of, mentioned » Black

Zechariah 6:2

The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,

Zechariah 6:6

The chariot with the black horses goes toward the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward the south country."

Raven » Bird » Black » Carnivorous

Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is the finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.

Ravens » Described as » Black

Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is the finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.

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Black And White

Genesis 30:37

Then Jacob took fresh sticks of poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white of the sticks.

Black Animals

Genesis 30:32

let me pass through all your flock today, removing from it every speckled and spotted sheep and every black lamb, and the spotted and speckled among the goats, and they shall be my wages.

Black Hair

Leviticus 13:31

And if the priest examines the itching disease and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days,

Black People

Job 30:30

My skin turns black and falls from me, and my bones burn with heat.

Colors, Black

Jude 1:13

wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

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