Amos 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:”
Amos 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It will happen in that day,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.”
Amos 8:9 — World English Bible
Amos 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day. ”
Amos 8:9 — American Standard Version
Amos 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it hath come to pass in that day, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I have caused the sun to go in at noon, And caused darkness on the land in a day of light,”
Amos 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the land in the clear day. ”
Amos 8:9 — Darby Translation
Amos 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And in that day, saith the Lord God, I will euen cause the sunne to go downe at noone: and I will darken the earth in the cleare day.”
Amos 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Amos 8:9 in Context — Amos 8
7 The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
What Does Amos 8:9 Mean?
Amos 8:9 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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