12 occurrences in 7 translations

'Obscurity' in the Bible

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the obscurity where God was.

Verse ConceptsStanding At A Distancedistance

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and obscurity.

Verse ConceptsClouds, God's PresenceBlackFire Emanating From God

These words Jehovah spoke to all your congregation on the mountain from the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the obscurity, with a great voice, and he added no more; and he wrote them on two tables of stone, and gave them to me.

Verse ConceptsCongregationStonesTabletsVoicesAdding To GodGod Appearing In FireTwo Stone Tablets

A land of obscurity as thick darkness, Death-shade -- and no order, And the shining is as thick darkness.'

Verse ConceptsThe Outer DarknessOuter Darkness

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

Verse ConceptsBlack

for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity.

Verse ConceptsOblivionOvertaken By DarknessUseless PeopleMiscarriages And Stillborn

Now in that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the prostitute’s song:

Verse ConceptsAge, Span Of Life70 To 80 YearsLifespanForgetting Peoplewhores

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.

Verse ConceptsDeafnessDarkness, Deliverance FromEyes, Used In PropheciesThe Deaf HearingHealing Of The Blind

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

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, Humanethics, socialNoonAfflicted, Duty To ThemBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityLight Of God's PeopleFeeding The Poorhunger

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

Verse ConceptsDespair, Description OfNightShadowsWalkingWalking In DarknessOvertaken By DarknessFar From OneNo Justice

For, lo, the former of mountains, and creator of wind, And the declarer to man what is His thought, He is making dawn obscurity, And is treading on high places of earth, Jehovah, God of Hosts, is His name!

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfEarth, Creation OfGod, The CreatorHigh Placesdarkness, naturalRevelation, Through CreationSoldiersWindGod On HighGod WalkingGod Dispensing WindGod's ThoughtsGod As A WarriorHis Name Is The LordWhat Else God CreatedEclipse

For ye have not come to the mount that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,

Verse ConceptsBlacknessTouching Holy ThingsGod Appearing In Firesmoking

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Obscurity (12 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אפל 
'ophel 
Usage: 9

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

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