Amos 5:20 “Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom wit…”

Amos 5:20

Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Won’t the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Shal not the day of the Lord be darkenes, and not light? euen darkenes and no light in it?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness?

Bible in Basic English

Will not the day of the Lord be dark and not light? even very dark, with no light shining in it?

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Cross references

“darkness”

Isaiah 13:10 Ezekiel 34:12 Job 3:4–6 Nahum 1:8 Matthew 22:13 Jude 1:13

Isaiah 13:10 · BSB

For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.

Ezekiel 34:12 · BSB

As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

Job 3:4–6 · BSB

If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.

Nahum 1:8 · BSB

But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.

Matthew 22:13 · BSB

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Jude 1:13 · BSB

They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

Also

Zephaniah 1:15

Zephaniah 1:15 · BSB

That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.

21“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.

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