20Shall not the day of Jehovah 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 the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.

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:

19 as if a man fled 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 Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell a sweet odour in your solemn assemblies.

22 For if ye offer up unto me burnt-offerings and your oblations, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatted 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 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?

The American King James 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?