Amos 5:20
Shall not the day of Yahweh be, darkness, and not light? yea, thick darkness and no brightness in it?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
21I hate, I despise your festivals,—and can scent no fragrance in your solemn feasts.
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go, and not return, unto a land of darkness and death-shade:
Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day he is in the midst of his sheep that are scattered, So! will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all the places where they were scattered in the day of cloud and thick darkness;
Nahum 1:8But, with an overflow rolling on, a full end, will he make of them who rise up against him,—and, his foes, will he pursue into darkness.
Matthew 22:13Then, the king said unto the ministers, Binding him feet and hands, cast him forth into the darkness, outside: There, shall be wafting and gnashing of teeth.
Revelation 16:10And, the fifth, poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened, and they began to gnaw their tongues by reason 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 →