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 Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová Dios de los ejércitos, el Señor: En todas las plazas habrá llanto, y en todas las calles dirán, ¡Ay! ¡ay! y al labrador llamarán á lloro, y á endecha á los que endechar supieren.
17 Y en todas las viñas habrá llanto; porque pasaré por medio de ti, dice Jehová.
18 ¡Ay de los que desean el día de Jehová! ¿para qué queréis este día de Jehová? [Será de] tinieblas, y no luz:
19 Como el que huye de delante del león, y se topa con el oso; ó si entrare en casa y arrimare su mano á la pared, y le muerda la culebra.
20 ¿No será el día de Jehová tinieblas, y no luz; oscuridad, que no tiene resplandor?
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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