18 Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!

Why would you have the day of the Lord?

It is darkness, and not light;

19 as if a man fled from a lion,

and a bear met him;

or went into the house

and leaned with his hand against the wall, and a serpent bit him.

20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light,

and gloom with no brightness in it?