Amos 5:8

Seek him, that made the Pleiades and Orion; That changeth death-like darkness into morning, And darkeneth day into night; That calleth up the waters of the sea, And poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name!

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

7Ye who turn justice into wormwood, And cast righteousness down to the ground.

9Who sendeth sudden destruction upon the strong, And bringeth desolation upon the fortress.

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Cross References

Job 9:9He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the secret chambers of the South.

Job 37:13Whether he cause them to come for punishment, Or for the land, or for mercy.

Job 38:31Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, Or loosen the chains of Orion?

Psalms 104:6Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!

Matthew Henry on Amos 5:5-16

God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. ( b. c. 790.) 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord , and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. 7 Ye who… Read the whole commentary →

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