51 Bible Verses about Stars

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Psalm 136:7-9

Which hath made great lights! For his mercy endureth forever. The sun to rule the day! For his mercy endureth forever. The moon and the stars to govern the night! For his mercy endureth forever.

Psalm 148:3-6

Praise him sun and moon; praise him all ye stars and light. Praise him, all ye heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he spoke the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.read more.
He hath made them fast for ever and ever; he hath given them a law which shall not be broken.

Job 9:7-9

He commandeth the sun, and it riseth not: he closeth up the stars, as it were under a signet. He, himself, alone, spreadeth out the heavens, and goeth upon the waves of the sea. "He maketh the wains of heaven; the Orion, the seven stars, and the secret places of the south.

Job 38:31-33

Hast thou brought the seven stars together? Or art thou able to loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth the morning star or the evening star at convenient times, and convey them home again? Knewest thou the course of heaven, that thou mayest set up the ordinance thereof upon the earth?

Psalm 147:4-5

He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names. Great is our LORD, and great is his power: yea, and his wisdom is infinite.

Isaiah 45:11-12

Thus sayeth the LORD, even the holy one and maker of Israel: Ask me of things for to come, concerning my sons; and put me in remembrance, as touching the works of my hands. I have made the earth, and created man upon it. With my hands have I spread forth heaven, and given a commandment for all the Host thereof.

Amos 5:8

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into morning and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: the LORD is his name.

Deuteronomy 4:19

Yea, and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars and whatsoever is contained in heaven, shouldest be deceived and shouldest bow thyself unto them and serve the things which the LORD thy God hath distributed unto all nations that are under all quarters of heaven.

Deuteronomy 17:3

so that they have gone and served strange gods and worshipped them, whether it be the sun or moon or anything contained in heaven which I forbade,

2 Kings 23:4-5

And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the inferior priests and the keepers of the door, to bring out of the temple of the LORD, all the vessels that were made for Baal and for the grove and for all the host of heaven. And he burnt them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried the ashes of them into Bethel. And he put down the Chemarims which the kings of Judah had set to burn offerings in the hill altars in the cities of Judah round about Jerusalem and also them that burnt sacrifices unto Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

Jeremiah 8:2

and laid against the Sun, the Moon and all the heavenly host: whom they loved, whom they served, whom they ran after, whom they sought and worshipped. They shall neither be gathered together nor buried, but shall lie upon the earth, to their shame and despising.

Jeremiah 19:12-13

Thus will I do unto this place also, sayeth the LORD, and to them that dwell therein: yea I will do to this city as unto Tophet. For the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah are defiled, like as Tophet, because of all the houses; in whose parlors they did sacrifice unto all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto strange gods.'"

Amos 5:25-27

O ye house of Israel, gave ye me offerings and sacrifices those forty years long in the wilderness? Yet have ye set up tabernacles to your Moloch, and images of your Idols, yea and the star of your god Rempha: figures which ye made to worship them. Therefore will I cause you be carried away beyond Damascus,' sayeth the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts."

Zephaniah 1:4-5

I will stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all such as dwell at Jerusalem. Thus will I root out the remnant of Baal from this place, and the names of the Chemarims and priests: yea, and such as upon their house-tops worship and bow themselves unto the host of heaven: which swear by the LORD, and by their Milcom also:

Acts 7:42-43

Then God turned himself, and gave them up, that they should worship the stars of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'O ye of the house of Israel: gave ye to me sacrifices and meat offerings by the space of forty years in the wilderness? And ye took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, figures which ye made to worship them. And I will translate you beyond Babylon.'

2 Kings 17:16

But they left the commandments of the LORD their God and made them Images of metal, even two calves: and made groves and bowed themselves unto all the Host of heaven, and served Baal.

2 Kings 21:3-5

And he went and built the hill altars again, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. And he reared up altars to Baal and made groves, as did Ahab king of Israel. And he bowed himself unto all the host of heaven and served them. And he built altars in the very house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem I will put my name." And he built altars unto all the host of heaven, even in two courts of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 33:5

And he made altars unto all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

Acts 28:11

After three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose badge was Castor and Pollux.

Isaiah 47:13

Thou hast hitherto had many counsels of them; so let the heaven gazers and the beholders of stars come on now and deliver thee: yea, and let them show when these new things shall come upon thee.

Daniel 2:2-5

Then the king commanded to call together all the soothsayers, charmers, witches and Chaldeans, for to show the king his dream. So they came, and stood before the king. And the king said unto them, "I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was so troubled therewith, that I have clean forgotten what I dreamed." Upon this the Chaldeans answered the king in the Syrians' speech, "O king, God save thy life forever. Show thy servants the dream, and we shall show thee, what it meaneth."read more.
The king gave the Chaldeans their answer, and said, "It is gone from me: If ye will not make me understand the dream with the interpretation thereof, ye shall die, and your houses shall be prised.

Daniel 4:7

So there came the soothsayers, charmers, Chaldeans and conjurers of devils: to whom I told the dream. But what it betokened, they could not show me:

Isaiah 34:4

All the stars of heaven shall be consumed, and the heaven shall fold together like a roll, and all the stars thereof shall fall, like as the leaves fall from the vines and fig trees.

Ezekiel 32:7-8

When thou art put out, I will cover the heaven, and make his stars dim. I will spread a cloud over the Sun, and the moon shall not give her light. All the lights of heaven will I put out over thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, sayeth the LORD God.

Revelation 6:13

and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth from her her figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

Matthew 2:9-10

When they had heard the king, they departed; And, lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the child was. When they saw the star they were marvelously glad;

Genesis 15:5

And he brought him out at the doors and said, "Look up unto heaven and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them." And said unto him, "Even so shall thy seed be."

Deuteronomy 10:22

Thy fathers went down into Egypt with seventy souls, and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven in multitude.

1 Chronicles 27:23

But David took not the number of them under twenty years: for the LORD said he would increase Israel like unto the stars of the sky.

Nehemiah 9:23

And their children multipliedest thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land whereof thou hadst spoken unto their fathers, that they should go in to it, and have it in possession.

Jeremiah 33:22

For like as the stars of heaven may not be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and of the Levites my ministers."

Hebrews 11:12

And therefore sprang thereof one - and of one which was as good as dead - so many in multitude, as the stars of the sky, and as the sand of the sea shore which is innumerable.

Numbers 24:17

I see him but not now, I behold him but not nigh. There shall come a star of Jacob and rise a scepter of Israel, which shall smite the coasts of Moab and undermine all the children of Seth.

Isaiah 14:12-13

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, thou fair morning child! How hast thou gotten a fall, even to the ground; thou that didst subdue the people? For thou thoughtest in thine heart, "I will climb up into heaven, and make my seat above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the holy mount toward the North;

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Astronomy » Moon » Stars

Job 38:7

Where wast thou, when the morning stars praised me together, and all the children of God rejoiced triumphantly?

Judges 5:20

From heaven came battle: for the stars, being in their course, fought against Sisera.

Christian ministers » Servants » Stars

Revelation 1:20

and the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the messengers of the seven congregations: And the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven congregations.

Revelation 2:1

Unto the messenger of the congregation of Ephesus write, 'These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, and walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:

Names » Of ministers » Stars

Revelation 1:20

and the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the messengers of the seven congregations: And the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven congregations.

Righteous » Compared with » Stars

compared to Saints » Stars

Stars » Worshiped

Jeremiah 19:13

For the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah are defiled, like as Tophet, because of all the houses; in whose parlors they did sacrifice unto all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto strange gods.'"

2 Kings 21:3

And he went and built the hill altars again, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. And he reared up altars to Baal and made groves, as did Ahab king of Israel. And he bowed himself unto all the host of heaven and served them.

2 Kings 17:16

But they left the commandments of the LORD their God and made them Images of metal, even two calves: and made groves and bowed themselves unto all the Host of heaven, and served Baal.

Amos 5:26

Yet have ye set up tabernacles to your Moloch, and images of your Idols, yea and the star of your god Rempha: figures which ye made to worship them.

2 Kings 23:5

And he put down the Chemarims which the kings of Judah had set to burn offerings in the hill altars in the cities of Judah round about Jerusalem and also them that burnt sacrifices unto Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

Stars » Darkening of

Isaiah 34:4

All the stars of heaven shall be consumed, and the heaven shall fold together like a roll, and all the stars thereof shall fall, like as the leaves fall from the vines and fig trees.

Isaiah 13:10

For the stars and planets of heaven shall not give their light; the sun shall be quenched in the rising, and the moon will not shine with his light.

Joel 2:10

The earth shall quake before him, yea the heavens shall be moved; The Sun and Moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shine.

Ecclesiastes 12:2

before the sun, the light, the moon and stars be darkened, and or the clouds turn again after the rain;

Stars » Falling of

Revelation 12:4

and his tail drew the third part of the stars, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, which was ready to be delivered: for to devour her child as soon as it were born.

Revelation 6:13

and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth from her her figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

Revelation 9:1

And the fifth angel blew, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth. And to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

Revelation 8:10

And the third angel blew, and there fell a great star from heaven burning as it were a lamp, and it fell into the third part of the rivers, and into fountains of waters,

More verses: Daniel 8:10 Mark 13:25

Stars » Created by God

Amos 5:8

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into morning and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: the LORD is his name.

More verses: Psalm 136:9 Psalm 136:7

Stars » The morning star

Job 38:7

Where wast thou, when the morning stars praised me together, and all the children of God rejoiced triumphantly?

Stars » Orion

Job 9:9

"He maketh the wains of heaven; the Orion, the seven stars, and the secret places of the south.

Amos 5:8

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into morning and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: the LORD is his name.

Stars » Figurative » Seven stars of the seven congregations

Revelation 1:20

and the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the messengers of the seven congregations: And the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven congregations.

Stars » Differ in splendor

1 Corinthians 15:41

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

Stars » Constellations of

Isaiah 13:10

For the stars and planets of heaven shall not give their light; the sun shall be quenched in the rising, and the moon will not shine with his light.

Stars » Comets

Jude 1:13

They are raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, to whom is reserved the mist of darkness forever.

Stars » Serpent

Stars » Figurative » Of the deliverer

Numbers 24:17

I see him but not now, I behold him but not nigh. There shall come a star of Jacob and rise a scepter of Israel, which shall smite the coasts of Moab and undermine all the children of Seth.

Stars » Planets

2 Kings 23:5

And he put down the Chemarims which the kings of Judah had set to burn offerings in the hill altars in the cities of Judah round about Jerusalem and also them that burnt sacrifices unto Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

Stars » Figurative » Crown of twelve stars

Revelation 12:1

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven. A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.

Stars » Forbidden worship

Deuteronomy 4:19

Yea, and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars and whatsoever is contained in heaven, shouldest be deceived and shouldest bow thyself unto them and serve the things which the LORD thy God hath distributed unto all nations that are under all quarters of heaven.

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

Ezekiel 32:7

When thou art put out, I will cover the heaven, and make his stars dim. I will spread a cloud over the Sun, and the moon shall not give her light.

Isaiah 13:10

For the stars and planets of heaven shall not give their light; the sun shall be quenched in the rising, and the moon will not shine with his light.

Joel 2:10

The earth shall quake before him, yea the heavens shall be moved; The Sun and Moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shine.

Stars » God » Created

Psalm 148:5

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he spoke the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

Stars » The israelites forbidden to worship

Deuteronomy 4:19

Yea, and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars and whatsoever is contained in heaven, shouldest be deceived and shouldest bow thyself unto them and serve the things which the LORD thy God hath distributed unto all nations that are under all quarters of heaven.

Deuteronomy 17:2-4

If there be found among you, in any of thy cities which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy so that they have gone and served strange gods and worshipped them, whether it be the sun or moon or anything contained in heaven which I forbade, and it was told thee and thou hast heard of it: Then thou shalt enquire diligently. And if it be true and the thing of a surety that such abomination is wrought in Israel,

Stars » Called » The host of heaven

Deuteronomy 17:3

so that they have gone and served strange gods and worshipped them, whether it be the sun or moon or anything contained in heaven which I forbade,

Jeremiah 33:22

For like as the stars of heaven may not be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and of the Levites my ministers."

Stars » Illustrative » Of ministers

Revelation 2:1

Unto the messenger of the congregation of Ephesus write, 'These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, and walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Pleiades,

Job 9:9

"He maketh the wains of heaven; the Orion, the seven stars, and the secret places of the south.

Job 38:31

Hast thou brought the seven stars together? Or art thou able to loose the bands of Orion?

Amos 5:8

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into morning and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: the LORD is his name.

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Orion

Job 9:9

"He maketh the wains of heaven; the Orion, the seven stars, and the secret places of the south.

Job 38:31

Hast thou brought the seven stars together? Or art thou able to loose the bands of Orion?

Amos 5:8

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into morning and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: the LORD is his name.

Stars » Illustrative » Of princes and subordinate governors

Revelation 8:12

And the fourth angel blew, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of stars: so that the third part of them was darkened. And the day was smitten that the third part of it should not shine, and likewise the night.

Daniel 8:10

It grew up to the host of heaven, whereof it did cast some down to the ground, and of the stars also, and trod them under feet.

Stars » Idolaters worshipped

Jeremiah 19:13

For the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah are defiled, like as Tophet, because of all the houses; in whose parlors they did sacrifice unto all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto strange gods.'"

Jeremiah 8:2

and laid against the Sun, the Moon and all the heavenly host: whom they loved, whom they served, whom they ran after, whom they sought and worshipped. They shall neither be gathered together nor buried, but shall lie upon the earth, to their shame and despising.

Stars » Infinite in number

Genesis 15:5

And he brought him out at the doors and said, "Look up unto heaven and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them." And said unto him, "Even so shall thy seed be."

Jeremiah 33:2

"Thus sayeth the LORD, which fullfilleth the thing that he speaketh; the LORD which performeth the thing that he taketh in hand; even he, whose name is the LORD:

Stars » God » Appointed to give light by night

Stars » When grouped together called constellations

Isaiah 13:10

For the stars and planets of heaven shall not give their light; the sun shall be quenched in the rising, and the moon will not shine with his light.

2 Kings 23:5

And he put down the Chemarims which the kings of Judah had set to burn offerings in the hill altars in the cities of Judah round about Jerusalem and also them that burnt sacrifices unto Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

Stars » God » Established, for ever

Psalm 148:6

He hath made them fast for ever and ever; he hath given them a law which shall not be broken.

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

Matthew 2:9

When they had heard the king, they departed; And, lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the child was.

Stars » Exhibit the greatness of God's power

Stars » Appear after sunset

Job 3:9

Let the stars of that night be dim through darkness of it. Let it look for light, but let it see none, neither the raising up of the fair morning:

Nehemiah 4:21

and we will be laboring in the work." And the half part of them held the spears from the morning spring, till the stars came forth.

Stars » False gods frequently worshipped under the representation of

Amos 5:26

Yet have ye set up tabernacles to your Moloch, and images of your Idols, yea and the star of your god Rempha: figures which ye made to worship them.

Acts 7:43

And ye took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, figures which ye made to worship them. And I will translate you beyond Babylon.'

Stars » Appear of different magnitudes

1 Corinthians 15:41

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

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Arcturus

Job 9:9

"He maketh the wains of heaven; the Orion, the seven stars, and the secret places of the south.

Job 38:32

Canst thou bring forth the morning star or the evening star at convenient times, and convey them home again?

Stars » Punishment for worshipping

Deuteronomy 17:5-7

then thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates and shalt stone them with stones and they shall die. At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death, die: but at the mouth of one witness he shall not die. And the hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to kill him, and afterward the hands of all the people: so shalt thou put wickedness away from thee.

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 nigh. There shall come a star of Jacob and rise a scepter of Israel, which shall smite the coasts of Moab and undermine all the children of Seth.

Stars » Called » Stars of heaven

Isaiah 13:10

For the stars and planets of heaven shall not give their light; the sun shall be quenched in the rising, and the moon will not shine with his light.

Stars » God » Set, in the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:17

And God put them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth,

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

Isaiah 47:13

Thou hast hitherto had many counsels of them; so let the heaven gazers and the beholders of stars come on now and deliver thee: yea, and let them show when these new things shall come upon thee.

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

Obadiah 1:4

But though thou wentest up as high as the Eagle, and madest thy nest above among the stars: yet would I pluck thee down from thence.

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

From heaven came battle: for the stars, being in their course, fought against Sisera.

Stars » Made to praise God

Stars » Use of, in navigation, alluded to

Acts 27:20

When at the last neither sun nor star in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay upon us, all hope that we should be saved, was then taken away.

Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Mazzaroth

Job 38:32

Canst thou bring forth the morning star or the evening star at convenient times, and convey them home again?

Stars » Illustrative » (wandering,) of false teachers

Jude 1:13

They are raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, to whom is reserved the mist of darkness forever.

Stars » Illustrative » Of angels

Job 38:7

Where wast thou, when the morning stars praised me together, and all the children of God rejoiced triumphantly?

Stars » Impure in the sight of God

Job 25:5

Behold, the Moon shineth nothing in comparison to him, and the stars are unclean in his sight.

Stars » God » Obscures

Job 9:7

He commandeth the sun, and it riseth not: he closeth up the stars, as it were under a signet.

Titles and names of ministers » Stars

Revelation 1:20-1

and the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the messengers of the seven congregations: And the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven congregations. Unto the messenger of the congregation of Ephesus write, 'These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, and walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:

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Isaiah 13:10

For the stars and planets of heaven shall not give their light; the sun shall be quenched in the rising, and the moon will not shine with his light.

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