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Amos 5:20

Judgment

18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?
KJV
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
WEB
Won’t the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
ASV
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
DARBY
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
BLB
Is not the day of YHWH darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?
ÅB
Ja, Herrens dag er mørke og ikke lys, belgmørk og uten lysskjær.
OTB
Vil ikke Herrens dag være mørke, ikke
lys— bekmørk, uten et glimt av lys?
B1930
Ja, Herrens dag er mørke og ikke lys, belgmørk og uten lysskjær.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 13:10

    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.

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  • Zephaniah 1:15

    That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

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  • Ezekiel 34:12

    As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

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  • Job 10:21–22

    Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

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  • Jude 1:13

    Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

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  • Nahum 1:8

    But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

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  • Revelation 16:10

    And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

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  • Matthew 22:13

    Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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