Amos 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Amos 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 5:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, and not light.”

Amos 5:18 — World English Bible

Amos 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light. ”

Amos 5:18 — American Standard Version

Amos 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why <FI>is<Fi> this to you--the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,”

Amos 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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:”

Amos 5:18 — Darby Translation

Amos 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Woe vnto you, that desire the day of the Lord: what haue you to do with it? the day of the Lord is darkenes and not light.”

Amos 5:18 — Geneva Bible

Amos 5:18 in Context — Amos 5

16 Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.

18 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.

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?

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What Does Amos 5:18 Mean?

Amos 5:18 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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