20Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?


In Context

17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through you, said the LORD.

18 Woe to 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.

19 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.

20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

22 Though you offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

Amos 5:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:20[Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:20Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:20Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light: and obscurity, and no brightness in it?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:20Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:20Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20Won't the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness?