Amos 5:16-20
Legacy Standard Bible
16 Therefore thus says Yahweh God of hosts, the Lord,
“There is (A)wailing in all the plazas,
And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’
They also call the (B)farmer to mourning
And [a](C)professional weepers to wailing.
17 And in all the (D)vineyards there is wailing
Because I will pass through the midst of you,” says Yahweh.
18 Woe, you who are longing for the (E)day of Yahweh,
For what purpose will the day of Yahweh be to you?
It will be (F)darkness and not light;
19 As when a man (G)flees from a lion
And a bear meets him;
[b]Or he goes home, leans his hand against the wall,
And a snake bites him.
20 Will not the day of Yahweh be (H)darkness instead of light,
Even thick darkness with no brightness in it?
Amos 5:16-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord:
In all the squares there shall be wailing,
and in all the streets they shall say, “Alas! Alas!”
They shall call the farmers to mourning
and those skilled in lamentation to wailing;(A)
17 in all the vineyards there shall be wailing,
for I will pass through the midst of you,
says the Lord.(B)
The Day of the Lord a Dark Day
18 Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
Why do you want the day of the Lord?
It is darkness, not light,(C)
19 as if someone fled from a lion
and was met by a bear
or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall
and was bitten by a snake.(D)
20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, not light,
and gloom with no brightness in it?(E)
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