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Amos 5:8

8 He made the iPleiades and Orion;

He turns the shadow of death into morning

jAnd makes the day dark as night;

He kcalls for the waters of the sea

And pours them out on the face of the earth;

lThe Lord is His name.

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Amos 5:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

He who made the Pleiades and Orion,

who turns midnight into dawn

and darkens day into night,

who calls for the waters of the sea

and pours them out over the face of the land—

the Lord is his name.

Amos 5:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

He who made the Pleiades and Orion,

and turns deep darkness into the morning

and darkens the day into night,

who calls for the waters of the sea

and pours them out on the surface of the earth,

the Lord is his name;

Amos 5:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

It is the Lord who created the stars,

the Pleiades and Orion.

He turns darkness into morning

and day into night.

He draws up water from the oceans

and pours it down as rain on the land.

The Lord is his name!

Amos 5:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

God is the one who made the star groups Pleiades and Orion;

he changes darkness into the morning light,

and the day into dark night.

He calls for the waters of the sea

to pour out on the earth.

The Lord is his name.

Amos 5:8 — American Standard Version (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);

Amos 5:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (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.

Amos 5:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

God made the ⸤constellations⸥ Pleiades and Orion. 

He turns deep darkness into dawn. 

He turns day into night. 

He calls for water from the sea 

to pour it over the face of the earth. 

His name is the Lord

Amos 5:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The One 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 out over the face of the earth —

Yahweh is His name.

Amos 5:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The one who made the Pleiades and Orion,

and turns deep darkness into the morning,

and darkens the day into night,

who calls for the waters of the sea,

and pours them out on the surface of the earth,

the Lord is his name,

Amos 5:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day into night, the one 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 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord made the Pleiades and Orion.

He turns darkness into sunrise.

He makes the day fade into night.

He sends for the waters in the clouds.

Then he pours them out on the surface of the land.

His name is The Lord.

Amos 5:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He who made the Pleiades and Orion

And changes deep darkness into morning,

Who also darkens day into night,

Who calls for the waters of the sea

And pours them out on the surface of the earth,

The Lord is His name.


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