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Amos 8:9 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Amos 8:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 8 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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:”
Amos 8:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on 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—God announces cosmic disruption accompanying judgment. The phrase in that day (בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, bayyom hahu) signals eschatological judgment, the "Day of the LORD" Amos described in 5:18-20 as "darkness, and not light." The sun to go down at noon (וְהֵבֵאתִי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בַּצָּהֳרָיִם, veheveti hashemesh batsahorayim)—the brightest hour becomes darkest, reversing natural order.I will darken the earth in the clear day (וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּי לָאָרֶץ בְּיוֹ...
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Cross-References for Amos 8:9
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“noon} had come”
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.”
“so the sixth hour was about noon.}”
“says Yahweh.”
“the sun will be darkened”
“neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light”
“and turns the shadow of death into the morning”
“and grope at noonday as in the night.”
“and the moon will not cause its light to shine.”