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


In Context

17 And in all vineyards is lamentation, For I pass into thy midst, said Jehovah.

18 Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why is this to you — the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,

19 As when one fleeth from the face of the lion, And the bear hath met him, And he hath come in to the house, And hath leant his hand on the wall, And the serpent hath bitten him.

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

21 I have hated — I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.

22 For though ye cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, I am not pleased, And the peace-offering of your fatlings I behold not.

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 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?