28 He sent darkness, and it became dark—
for did they not defy his commands?(A)

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

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10 Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations[a]
will not give their light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will not shine.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 13:10 Or Orions

10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

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I dress the heavens in black
and make sackcloth their covering.(A)

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I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

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18 The day will be dark[a] in Tehaphnehes,
when I break the yoke of Egypt there
and its proud strength
comes to an end in the city.
A cloud(A) will cover Tehaphnehes,[b]
and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.

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Footnotes

  1. 30:18 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read will withhold
  2. 30:18 Or Egypt

18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

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