Amos 5:8
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the 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:”Amos 5:8
What Does Amos 5:8 Mean?
Amos 5:8 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 5, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 5:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Amos 4:13“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, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.”Genesis 1:14“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”Isaiah 9:2“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”Job 9:9“Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.”Matthew 4:16“The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.”Hosea 10:12“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”Amos 9:6“It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.”Job 38:31“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?”Psalms 104:20“Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.”Amos 8:9“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:”Job 12:22“He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.”Exodus 10:21“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.”Job 38:12“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;”Psalms 104:6“Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.”Psalms 105:28“He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.”Psalms 107:10“Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;”Jeremiah 16:21“Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.”Nahum 1:4“He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.”Genesis 7:11“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”Exodus 14:24“And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,”
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