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Amos 5:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Amos 5:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 5 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 5:8
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion (עֹשֵׂה כִימָה וּכְסִיל, oseh Khimah uKhesil)—after condemning injustice (v. 7), Amos declares God's identity as Creator. "Seven stars" (Khimah, כִּימָה) likely refers to the Pleiades star cluster. "Orion" (Khesil, כְּסִיל) is the constellation. Both appear together in Job 9:9, 38:31. God who created these celestial bodies controls cosmic order. The phrase turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night (vehophekh laboqer tsalmavet veyom layelah hechshikh, וְהֹפֵךְ לַבֹּקֶר צַלְמָוֶת וְיוֹם לַיְלָה הֶחְשִׁיךְ) desc...
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Cross-References for Amos 5:8
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“behold”
“Orion”
“and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea”
“and it is night”
“says the Lord Yahweh, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon”
“Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.”
“and made it dark. They didn't rebel against his words.”
“being bound in affliction and iron”