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Astronomy
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There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
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, Yahweh is his name,
He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion? — read the full passage →
For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.
He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the rooms of the south.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come on you.
God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork. — read the full passage →
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
When I shall extinguish you, I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.
As the army of the sky can’t be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so I will multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites who minister to me.
The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn’t this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of the sky, and didn’t hurry to go down about a whole day.
His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar; Yahweh of Armies is his name: — read the full passage →
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place in the wrath of Yahweh of Armies, and in the day of his fierce anger.
By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against Sisera.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →
The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the springs of the waters. — read the full passage →
I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, fire, and pillars of smoke. — read the full passage →
and have forgotten Yahweh your Maker, who stretched out the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he makes ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and I have commanded all their army.
Thus says God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it.
All of the army of the sky will be dissolved. The sky will be rolled up like a scroll, and all its armies will fade away, as a leaf fades from off a vine or a fig tree.
Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?
He shakes the earth out of its place. Its pillars tremble. — read the full passage →
that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war. — read the full passage →
A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood. — read the full passage →
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. — read the full passage →
the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, — read the full passage →
They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.
An oracle. Yahweh’s word concerning Israel. Yahweh, who stretches out the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him says:
The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever: — read the full passage →
He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn’t repent and give him glory.
But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,
He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands. — read the full passage →
To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.
He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.
The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him.
The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him. — read the full passage →
All the bright lights of the sky will I make dark over you, and set darkness on your land, says the Lord Yahweh.
Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.
Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: “I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself;
“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place, — read the full passage →
and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained; — read the full passage →
“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar; Yahweh of Armies is his name:
Thus says Yahweh, “Don’t learn the way of the nations, and don’t be dismayed at the signs of the sky; for the nations are dismayed at them.
When they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter:” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, — read the full passage →
God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
and I will give him the morning star.
I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and billows of smoke. — read the full passage →
Thus says Yahweh: If my covenant of day and night fails, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come on you. — read the full passage →
You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come on you. — read the full passage →
Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?
“‘The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.
“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither shall you use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.
He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.
I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left. — read the full passage →
Hear the word which Yahweh speaks to you, house of Israel! — read the full passage →
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders will be glory.
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.
which is as a bridegroom coming out of his room, like a strong man rejoicing to run his course.
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