Amos 5:8 — But the Lord created the stars
and put them in place.
He turns darkness to dawn… — CEV | maBible
Read Amos 5:8 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Amos 5.8, Amos 5v8, Am. 5:8. But the Lord created the stars
and put them in place.
He turns darkness to dawn
and daylight to darkness;
he scoops up the ocean
and empties it on the earth.
Other reference formats: Amos 5.8, Amos 5v8, Am. 5:8.
8 But the Lord created the stars
and put them in place.
He turns darkness to dawn
and daylight to darkness;
he scoops up the ocean
and empties it on the earth.
Notes and references
5.8 Job 9.9; 38.31.
the stars … place: The Hebrew text mentions two groups of stars, Pleiades and Orion. Since the Lord is the Creator of the stars, he controls the seasons that are signaled by the different positions of the stars. Moreover, the stars are created objects and should not be worshiped.