Amos 8:9

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

Cross-reference

Amos 5:8 Parallel

Amos 5:8 describes God 'making the day dark with night', directly parallel to the noonday darkness in Amos 8:9.

Amos 4:13 Parallel

Amos 4:13 says God 'maketh the morning darkness', reinforcing the same motif of God darkening the day as a sign of judgment.

Revelation 8:12 describes a partial darkening of the sun, moon, and stars, continuing the apocalyptic theme from Amos 8:9.

Revelation 6:12 describes the sun turning black like sackcloth, directly paralleling the cosmic darkening of Amos 8:9.

Luke 23:44 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 23:44 also reports the darkness during Christ's crucifixion as the fulfillment.

Mark 15:33 Prophetic fulfillment

Mark 15:33 also records the darkness at the crucifixion, fulfilling this prophecy.

Matthew 27:45 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 27:45 records the darkness from sixth to ninth hour at Christ's crucifixion — the direct fulfillment of this prophecy.

Matthew 24:29 echoes Amos 8:9's darkened sun as a sign of end-times judgment, strengthening the apocalyptic imagery.

Micah 3:6 Parallel

Micah 3:6 declares the sun will set for false prophets, directly paralleling Amos 8:9's cosmic darkening as judgment.

Jeremiah 15:9 uses the same 'sun set at noon' imagery for a mother's grief, paralleling the judgment of Amos 8:9.

Isaiah 13:10 describes the sun darkening and stars failing as judgment on Babylon, directly paralleling the cosmic darkness of Amos 8:9.

Job 5:14 Parallel

Job 5:14 speaks of meeting darkness in daytime and groping at noon — a striking parallel to the sun going down at midday.

Ezekiel 32:7 uses the same cosmic imagery: covering the sun and darkening stars as judgment on Pharaoh — echoing Amos's cosmic signs.

In Jeremiah 13:16, God similarly threatens to turn light into darkness as judgment — the same 'darkening the day' imagery Amos uses for the day of the Lord.

Isaiah 60:20 promises the sun will never set — the direct opposite of this prophecy's sun going down at noon.

Luke 21:25 Allusion

Luke 21:25 explicitly mentions signs in the sun, moon, and stars — a direct NT echo of Amos's prophecy of the sun darkening.

Joshua 10:12 records Joshua commanding the sun to stand still — the opposite miracle of prolonging daylight vs. darkening it.

Acts 2:20 Parallel

Acts 2:20 quotes Joel about the sun turned to darkness — the same day-of-the-Lord imagery Amos uses for cosmic disturbance.

Exodus 10:21-23 describes the plague of darkness in Egypt — a prior instance of God darkening the land as judgment.

Genesis 1:14 establishes the sun to govern the day — Amos 8:9 depicts God reversing that creation order in judgment.

Isaiah 5:30 Parallel

Isaiah 5:30 describes judgment as darkness and distress — a parallel theme of darkness as divine judgment.

Job 9:7 Parallel

Job 9:7 says God commands the sun not to rise — a parallel of divine sovereignty over the sun bringing darkness.