Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light— pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness? New Living Translation Yes, the day of the LORD will be dark and hopeless, without a ray of joy or hope. English Standard Version Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it? Berean Standard Bible Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? King James Bible Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? New King James Version Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it? New American Standard Bible Will the day of the LORD not be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it? NASB 1995 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it? NASB 1977 Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it? Legacy Standard Bible Will not the day of Yahweh be darkness instead of light, Even thick darkness with no brightness in it? Amplified Bible Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, instead of light, Even very dark with no brightness in it? Christian Standard Bible Won’t the day of the LORD be darkness rather than light, even gloom without any brightness in it? Holman Christian Standard Bible Won’t the Day of the LORD be darkness rather than light, even gloom without any 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? Aramaic Bible in Plain English In this way the day of LORD JEHOVAH is dark and not light; it is clouded over and there is no brightness in it Brenton Septuagint Translation Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? and is not this day gloom without brightness? Contemporary English Version The day when the LORD judges will be dark, very dark, without a ray of light. Douay-Rheims Bible Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light: and obscurity, and no brightness in it? English Revised Version Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? GOD'S WORD® Translation The day of the LORD brings darkness and not light. It is pitch black, with no light. Good News Translation The day of the LORD will bring darkness and not light; it will be a day of gloom, without any brightness. International Standard Version Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness, and not light— pitch black at that, without a ray of sunshine?" JPS Tanakh 1917 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it? Literal Standard Version Is not the Day of YHWH darkness and not light, | Even thick darkness that has no brightness? Majority Standard Bible Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? New American Bible Truly, the day of the LORD will be darkness, not light, gloom without any brightness! NET Bible Don't you realize the LORD's day of judgment will bring darkness, not light--gloomy blackness, not bright light? New Revised Standard Version Is not the day of the LORD darkness, not light, and gloom with no brightness in it? New Heart English Bible Won't the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it? Webster's Bible Translation 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 Yahweh 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? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of the LORD…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. 20Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? 21“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.… Cross References Matthew 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: 'The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.' Isaiah 8:22 Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness. Isaiah 13:10 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. Obadiah 1:15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. Zephaniah 1:15 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, Treasury of Scripture Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? darkness. Job 3:4-6 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it… Job 10:21,22 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; … 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. Jump to Previous Brightness Dark Darkness Gloom Instead Light Ray Shining Thick Won'tJump to Next Brightness Dark Darkness Gloom Instead Light Ray Shining Thick Won'tAmos 5 1. A lamentation for Israel.4. An exhortation to repentance. 21. God rejects their hypocritical service. (20) Darkness.--In the form of an interrogative, the condemnation contained in Amos 5:18 is emphatically reasserted. The term rendered "very dark" is that used to denote the gross Egyptian darkness that might be felt (Exodus 10:22), the awful gloom, such as fell on Jerusalem at the Crucifixion, which is always accompanied by the sense of confusion, terror, and intolerable suspense. (Comp. the graphic metaphorical language of Isaiah 5:30.)Verse 20. - The character of the day of the Lord is enforced with reiterated earnestness (ver. 18) by an appeal to the conscience of e hearers. Do you not feel in your inmost hearts that in the case of such guilt as yours the Lord can visit but to punish? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Will notהֲלֹא־ (hă·lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the Day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel be darkness חֹ֛שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no light, א֑וֹר (’ō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary even gloom וְאָפֵ֖ל (wə·’ā·p̄êl) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 651: Gloomy with no וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no brightness נֹ֥גַֽהּ (nō·ḡah) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5051: Brilliancy in it? לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Amos 5:20 NIVAmos 5:20 NLT Amos 5:20 ESV Amos 5:20 NASB Amos 5:20 KJV Amos 5:20 BibleApps.com Amos 5:20 Biblia Paralela Amos 5:20 Chinese Bible Amos 5:20 French Bible Amos 5:20 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 5:20 Won't the day of Yahweh be darkness (Amo. 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