Ezekiel 32:7

And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 30:3, the day of the LORD is a day of clouds — reinforcing the darkening imagery here as part of the same judgment against Egypt.

In Ezekiel 30:18, the same judgment on Egypt uses 'day shall be dark' and 'covered by a cloud' — reinforcing the cosmic imagery of Egypt's fall.

Exodus 10:21-23 recounts the plague of darkness on Egypt — the historical precedent that Ezekiel's cosmic judgment language echoes against the same nation.

Job 18:5 Parallel

In Job 18:5, the light of the wicked is put out — parallel to the darkening of celestial lights here as judgment on Pharaoh.

Job 18:6 Parallel

In Job 18:6, the wicked's lamp is put out — echoing the darkening of sun and moon here.

In Proverbs 13:9, the lamp of the wicked will be put out — a wisdom saying that aligns with the darkening of lights here.

Isaiah 13:10 uses nearly identical language against Babylon: stars, sun, moon darkened — showing a shared prophetic motif for divine judgment.

Revelation 6:12 uses the same cosmic judgment imagery — the sun turns black and the moon becomes like blood, intensifying the end-times context.

Matthew 24:29 uses identical celestial darkening language for the end times — showing Ezekiel's judgment imagery as a type of the final eschatological events.

Amos 8:9 Parallel

Amos 8:9 prophesies the sun going down at noon — a cosmic sign of judgment on Israel, similar to Ezekiel's covering of the sun.

Joel 2:31 Allusion

Joel 2:31 directly parallels Ezekiel: sun turned to darkness, moon to blood — a classic Day of the Lord image shared between prophets.

Joel 3:15 Allusion

Joel 3:15 explicitly states sun, moon, and stars darkened — almost identical to Ezekiel's language, reinforcing the eschatological judgment theme.

Job 9:7 Parallel

Job 9:7 depicts God commanding the sun not to shine and sealing up the stars — a direct parallel of divine power over celestial light.

Revelation 8:12 directly mirrors this image—a third of the sun, moon, and stars struck—amplifying the judgment motif.

Mark 13:24 Allusion

Mark 13:24 predicts the sun darkened and moon not giving light — a direct echo of this judgment imagery in the Olivet Discourse.

Joel 2:10 Parallel

Joel 2:10 describes the sun and moon growing dark and stars withdrawing — a very close parallel of cosmic signs before judgment.

Jeremiah 4:23 sees the heavens with no light and the earth formless — cosmic de-creation imagery echoing the judgment here.

Isaiah 24:23 says the moon will be confounded and the sun ashamed — the same celestial judgment motif, here linked to God's reign.

Luke 21:25 Parallel

Luke 21:25 echoes this cosmic language of sun, moon, and stars darkened as signs of end-time judgment.

Revelation 6:13 adds falling stars to the darkened skies, expanding on the cosmic upheaval of God's judgment.

Joel 2:2 Parallel

Joel 2:2 depicts the Day of the Lord as darkness and gloom — a broader use of darkness imagery for judgment, connecting to Ezekiel's cosmic signs.

Isaiah 34:4 Parallel

Isaiah 34:4 describes the heavens rotting and falling like leaves — a similar cosmic collapse in judgment against Edom, broadening the motif.