Amos 5:16–18
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16This is what the Lord, the Lord God All-Powerful, says:
“People will be crying in all the streets;
they will be saying, ‘Oh, no!’ in the public places.
They will call the farmers to come and weep
and will pay people to cry out loud for them.
17People will be crying in all the vineyards,
because I will pass among you to punish you,” says the Lord.
The Lord’s Day of Judging
18How 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.
Copyright 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord:
“In all the squares there shall be wailing,
and in all the streets they shall say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They shall call the farmers to mourning
and to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
and in all vineyards there shall be wailing,
for I will pass through your midst,”
says the Lord.
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,
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:
“There will be wailing in all the streets
and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers will be summoned to weep
and the mourners to wail.
There will be wailing in all the vineyards,
for I will pass through your midst,”
says the Lord.
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.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Therefore the Lord, the God of Armies, the Lord, says:
There will be wailing in all the public squares;
they will cry out in anguish in all the streets.
The farmer will be called on to mourn,
and professional mourners to wail.
There will be wailing in all the vineyards,
for I will pass among you.
The Lord has spoken.
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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Therefore, this is what the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says:
“There will be crying in all the public squares
and mourning in every street.
Call for the farmers to weep with you,
and summon professional mourners to wail.
There will be wailing in every vineyard,
for I will destroy them all,”
says the Lord.
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.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Therefore, thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, my Lord, “In all of the public squares there will be wailing, and in all of the streets they will say, ‘Alas, alas!’ They shall call the farmers to mourning and to wailing, to those who are skilled in lamentation. And in all of the vineyards there will be wailing, because I will pass in your midst,” says Yahweh.
Alas, those who desire the day of Yahweh, why is this for you the day of Yahweh? It will be darkness and not light!
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
And in all vineyards shall be wailing:
For I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.
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.
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