24 Bible Verses about Overtaken By Darkness

As the sun began to set, Abram was overcome with deep sleep, and suddenly a frightening and terrifying darkness descended on him.

The Lord is against you now, and you'll be blind and unable to see the sun for a while!" At that moment a dark mist came over him, and he went around looking for someone to lead him by the hand.

"So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We wait for light, but look there is darkness; we wait for brightness, but we walk in deep darkness.

I have hoped for good, but evil came instead; I have hoped for light, but darkness came.

Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision."

But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh, and his enemies he will pursue with darkness.

What I tell you in darkness you must speak in the daylight, and what is whispered in your ear you must shout from the housetops.

Jesus replied to the crowd, "The light is among you only for a short time. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The person who walks in the darkness is in the darkness and does not know where he is going.

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him. Instead, their thoughts turned to worthless things, and their senseless hearts were darkened.

They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.

Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron,

because stillborn children arrive in pointlessness, leave in darkness, and their names are covered in darkness.

Even if a person lives many years, let him enjoy them all, recalling that there will be many days of darkness to come all of which are pointless.

They will roar over it at that time, like the sea waves roar. If one surveys the land, watch out! There's darkness and distress; even the daylight is darkened by its clouds.

For look! Darkness will cover the earth and thick darkness is over the people, but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you.

"You will have nights without visions, and darkness without prophecy. The sun will set on the prophets, and the day will darken for them.

for instruction and for testimony? Surely they are speaking like this because the truth hasn't dawned on them.

They grope in the dark without light; he causes them to stagger around like a drunkard."

My heart pounds, my strength fails me, even the gleam in my eye is gone.

Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain

you see nothing but darkness, and a flood of troubles drowns you."

If I say, "Darkness will surely conceal me, and the light around me will become night,"

You caused my friend and neighbor to shun me; and my acquaintances are confused. An instruction. By Ethan, the Ezrahite

to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.