Amos 5:8
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 in other translations
| BSB | He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name— |
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| WEB | Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name, |
| ASV | seek him that maketh the Pleiades 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 (Jehovah is his name); |
| YLT | The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day as night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah is His name; |
| DARBY | seek him that made the Pleiades 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: Jehovah is his name. |
| BBE | Go for help to him who makes Orion and the Pleiades, by whom the deep dark is turned into morning, who makes the day black with night; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, sending them out over the face of the earth: the Lord is his name; |
| Webster | Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shades 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: JEHOVAH is his name: |
What does Amos 5:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 5:7-17
The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of daring sinners into utter darkness. Evil times will not bear plain dealing; that is, evil men will not. And these men were evil men indeed, when wise and good men thought it in vain even to speak to them. Those who will seek and love that which is good, may help to save…
Amos 5:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Amos 5:8
- 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.
- Job 9:9
Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
- 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.
- 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:
- Psalms 104:20
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
- Job 38:31-32
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
- Job 38:12-13
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
- Psalms 107:10-14
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. …
- Psalms 105:28
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
- Exodus 10:21-23
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. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
- Job 12:22
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
- Psalms 104:6-9
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 9:9; 38:31,32
and turneth.
Job 12:22; 38:12,13; Ps 107:10-14; Mt 4:16; Lu 1:79
maketh.
4:13; 8:9; Ex 10:21-23; 14:24-28; Ps 104:20; 105:28; Isa 59:10
that calleth.
9:6; Ge 7:11-20; 1Ki 18:44,45; Job 37:13; 38:34
The Lord.
4:13
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Context
- Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
- Amos 5:8
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 5:9
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Amos 5:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Miren al que hace el Arcturo y el Orión, y las tinieblas vuelve en mañana, y hace oscurecer el día en noche; el que llama á las aguas de la mar, y las derrama sobre la haz de la tierra: Jehová es su nombre: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | cherchez-le, lui qui a fait les Pléiades et Orion; qui change en matin l’ombre de la mort, et transforme le jour en ténèbres de la nuit; qui appelle les eaux de la mer, et les verse sur la face de la terre: l’ Éternel est son nom. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | suchet den, der das Siebengestirn und den Orion gemacht hat, und den Todesschatten in Morgen verwandelt und den Tag zur Nacht verfinstert, der den Wassern des Meeres ruft und sie ausgießt über die Fläche der Erde: Jehova ist sein Name; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | facientem Arcturum et Orionem, et convertentem in mane tenebras, et diem in noctem mutantem; qui vocat aquas maris, et effundit eas super faciem terræ; Dominus nomen est ejus: |