50:3 I can clothe the sky in darkness;
I can cover it with sackcloth.”
8:9 In that day,” says the sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun set at noon,
and make the earth dark in the middle of the day. 1
8:12 Then 2 the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day 3 and for a third of the night likewise.
1 tn Heb “in a day of light.”
2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
3 tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”
4 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
5 tn Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.
6 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.