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Amos 5:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
Amos 5:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
16 Therefore the Lord, the God of Armies, the Lord, says:
There will be wailing in all the public squares;(A)
they will cry out in anguish[a] in all the streets.
The farmer will be called on to mourn,(B)
and professional mourners[b](C) to wail.
17 There will be wailing in all the vineyards,(D)
for I will pass among you.(E)
The Lord has spoken.
The Day of the Lord
18 Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord!(F)
What will the day of the Lord be for you?
It will be darkness and not light.(G)
Amos 5:16-18
New International Version
Amos 5:16-18
New International Version
16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:
“There will be wailing(A) in all the streets(B)
and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers(C) will be summoned to weep
and the mourners to wail.
17 There will be wailing(D) in all the vineyards,
for I will pass through(E) your midst,”
says the Lord.(F)
The Day of the Lord
Amos 5:16-18
New King James Version
Amos 5:16-18
New King James Version
The Day of the Lord
16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, says this:
“There shall be wailing in all streets,
And they shall say in all the highways,
‘Alas! Alas!’
They shall call the farmer to mourning,
(A)And skillful lamenters to wailing.
17 In all vineyards there shall be wailing,
For (B)I will pass through you,”
Says the Lord.
18 (C)Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
For what good is (D)the day of the Lord to you?
It will be darkness, and not light.
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