³² By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,

²¹ And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Stretch out thy hand towards the heavens, and there is darkness over the land of Egypt, and the darkness is felt.'

²² And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the heavens, and there is darkness -- thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days;

²³ they have not seen one another, and none hath risen from his place three days; and to all the sons of Israel there hath been light in their dwellings.'

⁹ Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.

¹² And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.

¹⁵ Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?

¹¹ He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

⁷ Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.

⁸ Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up `on' mountains,

⁹ Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

⁸ Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;

²⁰ and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved.