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- This is supposed to refer to an eclipse; and Abp. Usher has shown that about eleven years after Amos prophesied there were two great eclipses of the sun, one at the feast of tabernacles, and the other some time before the passover. "For,¹ lo,¹ he that formethª° the mountains,ª and createthª° the wind,ª and declarethª° unto manª what¹ [is] his thought,ª that makethª° the morningª darkness,ª and treadethª° upon¹ the high placesª of the earth,ª The LORD,ª The Godª of hosts,ª [is] his name.ª" {Ams 4:13} + "[Seek him] that makethª° the seven starsª and Orion,ª and turnethª° the shadow of deathª into the morning,ª and maketh the day² darkª°¹ with night:ª that callethª° for the watersª of the sea,ª and poureth them outª° upon¹ the faceª of the earth:ª The LORDª [is] his name:ª" {Ams 5:8} + "They meetª° with darknessª in the daytime,ª and gropeª° in the noondayª as in the night.ª" {Job 5:14} + "For¹ the starsª of heavenª and the constellationsª thereof shall not¹ giveª° their light:ª the sunª shall be darkenedª° in his going forth,ª° and the moonª shall not¹ cause her lightª to shine.ª°" {Isa 13:10} + "Stay²° yourselves,¹ and wonder;ª° cry ye out,ª° and cry:ª° they are drunken,ª° but not¹ with wine;ª they stagger,ª° but not¹ with strong drink.ª ... For¹ the LORDª hath poured outª° upon¹ you the spiritª of deep sleep,ª and hath closedª°¹ your eyes:ª¹ the prophetsª and your rulers,ª the seersª hath he covered.ª°" {Isa 29:9-10} + "Therefore¹¹ is judgment² farª°¹ from¹ us, neither¹ doth justiceª overtakeª° us: we waitª° for light,ª but behold¹ obscurity;ª for brightness,ª [but] we walkª° in darkness.ª ... We gropeª° for the wallª like the blind,ª and we gropeª° as if [we had] no¹ eyes:ª we stumbleª° at noondayª as in the night;ª [we are] in desolate² places¹ as deadª° [men]." {Isa 59:9-10} + "She that hath borneª° sevenª languisheth:ª° she hath given upª° the ghost;ª her sunª is gone²° down¹ while¹ [it was] yet day:ª°² she hath been ashamedª° and confounded:ª° and the residueª of them will I deliverª° to the swordª beforeª their enemies,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 15:9} + "Therefore¹ nightª [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision;ª¹ and it shall be darkª°° unto you, that ye shall not divine;ª°¹ and the sunª shall go downª° over¹ the prophets,ª and the dayª shall be darkª° over¹ them." {Mic 3:6} + "Immediatelyª² afterª the¹ tribulationª of thoseª daysª shall the¹ sunª be darkened,ª° andª the¹ moonª shall²° notª giveª° her²¹ light,ª andª the¹ starsª shall fallª° fromª heaven,ª andª the¹ powersª of the¹ heavensª shall be shaken:ª°" {Mtt 24:29} + "Andª I beheldª° whenª he had openedª° the¹ sixthª seal,ª and,ª lo,ª° there wasª° a greatª earthquake;ª andª the¹ sunª becameª° blackª asª sackclothª of hair,ª andª the¹ moonª becameª° asª blood;ª" {Rev 6:12} + "Andª the¹ fourthª angelª sounded,ª° andª the¹ third partª of the¹ sunª was smitten,ª° andª the¹ third partª of the¹ moon,ª andª the¹ third partª of the¹ stars;ª so asª the¹ third partª of themª was darkened,ª° andª the¹ dayª shoneª° notª for a third partª of it,²¹ andª the¹ nightª likewise.ª" {Rev 8:12}
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