Colors: Black: A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity

Scripture references

Job 3:5 May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the
Job 10:20–22 Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little
Job 30:26 But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness
Psa 107:10, 11 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in
Psa 143:3 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making
Isa 5:30 In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one
Isa 8:22 Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and
Isa 9:19 By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are
Isa 24:11 In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing
Isa 50:3 I clothe the heavens in black and make sackcloth their covering.”
Joe 2:6, 10 Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale. / Before
Joe 3:14, 15 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the
Amo 5:8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and
Nah 2:10 She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees
Zep 1:14, 15 The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the
Mat 8:12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where
Mat 22:13 Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him
Mat 25:30 And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there
2Pe 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep
Jde 1:13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering
Rev 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and