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And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

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. even: Heb. that one may feel darkness

And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. midst: Heb. heart

And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. dark: Heb. binding of waters

For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. lamp: or, candle

Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. stain: or, challenge let the: or, let them terrify it, as those who have a bitter day

They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. meet: or, run into

Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. stagger: Heb. wander

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. short: Heb. near

If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. He: Heb. They shall drive him

He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. until: Heb. until the end of light with darkness

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; candle: or, lamp

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. candle: or, lamp

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. dark: Heb. darkness and slipperiness

Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. beasts: Heb. beasts thereof do trample on the forest

He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hideth: Heb. darkeneth not the darkness and: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. lamp: or, candle

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. that: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc

The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! call: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. sorrow: or, distress and the light: or, when it is light, it shall be dark in the destructions thereof

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.

For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD. bright: Heb. lights of the light in heaven dark: Heb. them dark

A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. of many: Heb. of generation and generation

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,