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Amos 5:20

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20sShall not rthe day of the Lord be darkness, and not light?

vEven very dark, and no brightness in it?

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Cross references

  1. sver. 20. See Joel 2. 2.
  2. rJoel 1. 15. & 2. 1, 11, 31. & 3. 14.
  3. vSee Matt. 24. 20.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

and gloom with no brightness in it?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light—

pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Won’t the day of the Lord

be darkness rather than light,

even gloom without any brightness in it?

NLTNew Living Translation

Yes, the day of the Lord will be dark and hopeless,

without a ray of joy or hope.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Is not the day of Yahweh darkness and not light, and pitch dark with no brightness in it?

KJV 1900King James Version

Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light?

Even very dark, and no brightness in it?