Amos 5:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?”
Amos 5:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 5:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 5:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Won’t the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?”
Amos 5:20 — World English Bible
Amos 5:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? ”
Amos 5:20 — American Standard Version
Amos 5:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness?”
Amos 5:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 5:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? ”
Amos 5:20 — Darby Translation
Amos 5:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Shal not the day of the Lord be darkenes, and not light? euen darkenes and no light in it?”
Amos 5:20 — Geneva Bible
Amos 5:20 in Context — Amos 5
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?
21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
What Does Amos 5:20 Mean?
Amos 5:20 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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