Amos 5:20
What does Amos 5:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Amos 5:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Will not the day of the Lord be dark and not light? even very dark, with no light shining in it?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light: and obscurity, and no brightness in it?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine.
- Jude 1:13
wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever.
- Nahum 1:8
But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
- Zephaniah 1:15
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
- Job 10:21
Before I go whence I shall not return, Evento the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
- Job 3:4
Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.
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