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.
The stars in the sky and their constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened when it rises, and the moon will not shine.
God is describing a day when all the lights in the sky—stars, sun, and moon—will be darkened, symbolizing complete judgment and the end of normal life as people know it.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Isaiah's prophecy about God's judgment on Babylon, the powerful empire that would later conquer and exile the Jewish people. Isaiah uses cosmic imagery—darkened heavenly bodies—as a common biblical way to describe major political upheavals and divine judgment. This type of dramatic language was typical in ancient Near Eastern literature when describing the fall of great nations.
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