10 For the (A)stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash their light;
The (B)sun will be dark when it rises
And the moon will not shed its light.

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10 The stars of heaven and their constellations
    will not show their light.(A)
The rising sun(B) will be darkened(C)
    and the moon will not give its light.(D)

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And (A)all the heavenly [a]lights will [b]wear away,
And the (B)sky will be rolled up like a scroll;
All its [c]lights will also wither away
As a leaf withers from the vine,
Or as one withers from the fig tree.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:4 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
  2. Isaiah 34:4 Lit rot
  3. Isaiah 34:4 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.

All the stars in the sky will be dissolved(A)
    and the heavens rolled up(B) like a scroll;
all the starry host will fall(C)
    like withered(D) leaves from the vine,
    like shriveled figs from the fig tree.

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10 Before them the earth (A)quakes,
The heavens tremble,
The (B)sun and the moon become dark,
And the stars lose their brightness.

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10 Before them the earth shakes,(A)
    the heavens tremble,(B)
the sun and moon are darkened,(C)
    and the stars no longer shine.(D)

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15 The (A)sun and moon have become dark,
And the stars have lost their brightness.

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15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
    and the stars no longer shine.(A)

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The Glorious Return

29 “But immediately after the (A)tribulation of those days (B)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and (C)the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4

The Return of Christ

24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, (A)the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,

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24 “But in those days, following that distress,

“‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;

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The Return of Christ

25 “There will be [a]signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

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  1. Luke 21:25 I.e., confirming miracles

25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.(A)

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20 The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

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20 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood(A)
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

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The Sixth Seal: Terror

12 And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great (A)earthquake; and the (B)sun became as black as (C)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; 13 and (D)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, (E)as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.

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12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.(A) The sun turned black(B) like sackcloth(C) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth,(D) as figs drop from a fig tree(E) when shaken by a strong wind.

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