Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness, and not light pitch black at that, without a ray of sunshine?"
New American Standard Bible
Even gloom with no brightness in it?
King James Version
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Holman Bible
be darkness rather than light,
even gloom without any brightness in it?
A Conservative Version
Shall not the day of LORD be darkness, and not light, even very dark, and no brightness in it?
American Standard Version
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Amplified
Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, instead of light,
Even very dark with no brightness in it?
Bible in Basic English
Will not the day of the Lord be dark and not light? even very dark, with no light shining in it?
Darby Translation
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Julia Smith Translation
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness and not light? and dark and no shining to it?
King James 2000
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Is] not the day of Yahweh darkness and not light, and pitch dark with no brightness in it?
Modern King James verseion
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Shall not the day of the LORD be dark, and not clear? Shall it not be cloudy, and no shine in it?
NET Bible
Don't you realize the Lord's day of judgment will bring darkness, not light -- gloomy blackness, not bright light?
New Heart English Bible
Won't the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
The Emphasized Bible
Shall not the day of Yahweh be, darkness, and not light? yea, thick darkness and no brightness in it?
Webster
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
World English Bible
Won't the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Youngs Literal Translation
Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness?
Themes
Interlinear
Yowm
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 5:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Day Of Yahweh
19 It will be like a man who runs from a lion, only to encounter a bear; or who comes home, leans his hand against a wall, and a serpent bites him! 20 Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness, and not light pitch black at that, without a ray of sunshine?" 21 "I hate I despise your festival days, and your solemn convocations stink.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of the heavens and their constellations won't shine their light; the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon won't shine its light.
Job 3:4-6
Let that day be dark; let God above not care about it; let no light shine over it.
Job 10:21-22
before I go, never to return, leaving for the land of deep darkness and shadow.
Ezekiel 34:12
Just as a shepherd looks after his flock during the day time while he is with them, so also I'm going to watch over my sheep, delivering them from every place where they've been scattered during the times of gloom and doom.
Nahum 1:8
But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh, and his enemies he will pursue with darkness.
Zephaniah 1:15
That day will be filled with wrath, a day of trouble and tribulation, a day of desolation and devastation, a day of doom and gloom, a day of clouds and shadows,
Matthew 22:13
Then the king told his servants, "Tie his hands and feet, and throw him into the darkness outside!' In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth,
Jude 1:13
They are wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their own shame. They are wandering stars for whom the deepest darkness has been reserved forever.
Revelation 16:10
The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed on their tongues in anguish