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Amos 5:8

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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);

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Amos 5:8 in other translations

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,

Amos 5:8 · World English Bible

Amos 5:8 in context

  1. 6Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el.
  2. 7Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
  3. 8seek 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);
  4. 9that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
  5. 10They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.