Amos 5:20

Will not the day of Yahweh be darkness and not light? 1 Gloom and no brightness? 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

19as when a man flees from a lion 1 and a bear meets him, 1 or he goes in a house and puts his hand on the wall 1 and a snake bites him. 1

21“I hate, I despise your festivals, 1 I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. 1

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Cross References

Job 10:21before I go from where I will not return, 1 to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death, 1

Ezekiel 34:12like a shepherd seeking his flock on the day he is within the midst of his scattered flock. Thus I will seek my flock, and I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on the day of clouds and darkness.

Nahum 1:8But he will make a full end to his enemies with an overwhelming flood; he will pursue them into darkness. 1

Matthew 22:13Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind this man hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and the grinding of teeth.'

Revelation 16:10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and darkness covered its kingdom. They chewed on their tongues because of the pain.

Matthew Henry on Amos 5:17-21

Threatenings and Reproofs. ( b. c. 790.) 16 Therefore the Lord , the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord . 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… Read the whole commentary →

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