'Darkness' in the Bible

And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;

and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one came not near the other all the night.

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.

These words Jehovah spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.

And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee.

And when they cried out unto Jehovah, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.

He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.

Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.

He wandereth abroad for bread,'saying , Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.

They change the night into day: The light,'say they , is near unto the darkness.

If I look for Sheol as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness;

He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.

He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man'shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.

Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.

Man'setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.

When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.

For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.

Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bonds in sunder.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;

Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee .

Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.

In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.

All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.

for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;

Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold, darkness and distress; and the light is darkened in the clouds thereof.

and they shall look unto the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and into thick darkness they shall be driven away.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.

and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that it is I, Jehovah, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.

I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I am Jehovah, that doeth all these things.

I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.

saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday;

Therefore is justice far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.

For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee?

Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.

He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.

he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.

For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the Earth-jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.

Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.

Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.

But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.