Amos 5:18
Amos 5:18 — The New International Version (NIV)
18 Woe to you who long
for the day of the Lord!
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?
That day will be darkness, not light.
Amos 5:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Amos 5:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
18 What sorrow awaits you who say,
“If only the day of the Lord were here!”
You have no idea what you are wishing for.
That day will bring darkness, not light.
Amos 5:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
18 Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
For what good is the day of the Lord to you?
It will be darkness, and not light.
Amos 5:18 — New Century Version (NCV)
18 How terrible it will be for you who want
the Lord’s day of judging to come.
Why do you want that day to come?
It will bring darkness for you, not light.
Amos 5:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.
Amos 5:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
18 Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:
Amos 5:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
18 How horrible it will be for those who long for the day of the Lord!
Why do you long for that day?
The day of the Lord is one of darkness and not light.
Amos 5:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
18 Woe to you who long for the Day of the Lord!
What will the Day of the Lord be for you?
It will be darkness and not light.
Amos 5:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
18 Alas for you who desire the day of the Lord!
Why do you want the day of the Lord?
It is darkness, not light;
Amos 5:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
18 Alas, those who desire the day of Yahweh, why is this for you the day of Yahweh? It will be darkness and not light!
Amos 5:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
18 How terrible it will be for you
who long for the day of the Lord!
Why do you want it to come?
That day will be dark, not light.
Amos 5:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
18 Alas, you who are longing for the day of the Lord,
For what purpose will the day of the Lord be to you?
It will be darkness and not light;