Amos 5:18–20
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The Lord Demands Justice
5:18Woe53 to those who wish for the day of the Lord!
Why do you want the Lord’s day of judgment to come?
It will bring darkness, not light.
5:19Disaster will be inescapable,54
as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear,
then escaped55 into a house,
leaned his hand against the wall,
and was bitten by a poisonous snake.
5:20Don’t you realize the Lord’s day of judgment will bring56 darkness, not light—
gloomy blackness, not bright light?
Footnotes
- 53 The term הוֹי (hoy, “woe”) was used when mourning the dead (see the note on the word “dead” in ). The prophet here either engages in role playing and mourns the death of the nation in advance or sarcastically taunts those who hold to this misplaced belief.
- 54 The words “Disaster will be inescapable” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- 55 Heb “went” (so , ).
- 56 Heb “Will not the day of the Lord be.”
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In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
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,
as if a man fled from a lion,
and a bear met him,
or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall,
and a serpent bit him.
Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light,
and gloom with no brightness in it?
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
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.
It will be as though a man fled from a lion
only to meet a bear,
as though he entered his house
and rested his hand on the wall
only to have a snake bite him.
Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light—
pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
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.
It will be like a man who flees from a lion
only to have a bear confront him.
He goes home and rests his hand against the wall
only to have a snake bite him.
Won’t the day of the Lord
be darkness rather than light,
even gloom without any brightness in it?
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
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.
In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—
only to meet a bear.
Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—
and he’s bitten by a snake.
Yes, the day of the Lord will be dark and hopeless,
without a ray of joy or hope.
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
Alas, those who desire the day of Yahweh, why is this for you the day of Yahweh? It will be darkness and not light! It will be as if a man fled from a lion and a bear met him; or he went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall and a snake bit him. Is not the day of Yahweh darkness and not light, and pitch dark with no brightness in it?
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him;
Or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light?
Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
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