Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“That I will make the
And
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
this is the declaration of the Lord God—
I will make the sun go down at noon;
I will darken the land in the daytime.
International Standard Version
It will come about at that time," declares the Lord GOD, "I will cause the sun to set at noon and the earth to darken in the daylight.
A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, says lord LORD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord God,
“That I shall cause the sun to go down at noon,
And I shall darken the earth in broad daylight.
Bible in Basic English
And it will come about in that day, says the Lord God, that I will make the sun go down in the middle of the day, and I will make the earth dark in daylight:
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And it was in that day, says the Lord Jehovah, I caused the sun to set at noon, and I darkened the light to the earth in that day:
King James 2000
And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth on a clear day:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And then in that day," {declares} my Lord Yahweh, "I will make the sun go down at noon and I will darken the land on a day of light.
Modern King James verseion
And it shall be in that day, says the Lord Jehovah, I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the light of day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
At the same time," sayeth the LORD God, "I shall cause the sun to go down at noon, and the land to be dark in the clear day.
NET Bible
In that day," says the sovereign Lord, "I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day.
New Heart English Bible
It will happen in that day," says the Lord GOD, "that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
The Emphasized Bible
Yea it shall come to pass, in that day, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, that I will cause the sun to go in at high noon, - and will darken the earth on a day of brightness.!
Webster
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:
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Days » Under the control of God
The sun » Illustrative » (going down at noon,) of premature destruction
Topics
Interlinear
Yowm
Shemesh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 8:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Basket Of Ripe Fruit
8
Will the land not tremble for this, and every one who dwells there mourn? I will rise up like the river. It will be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.
9
“That I will make the
And
Cross References
Jeremiah 15:9
A mother who gives birth to seven sons will grow faint and breathe her last. She will die, ashamed and humiliated, while it is still daylight. I will put survivors from these people to death in the presence of their enemies, says Jehovah.
Amos 5:8
seek the creator of the cluster of stars named Pleiades and the star constellation Orion. He turns the shadow of death into morning, and makes the day dark with night. He calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth. Jehovah is his name!
Micah 3:6
Therefore you will have night. You will have no vision! It will be dark to you. You will not perform divination. The sun will go down on the prophets and they will be in the dark.
Job 5:14
They meet in darkness in the daytime! In bright sunlight they grope as if it were night.
Isaiah 59:9-10
That is why justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light and we walk in darkness. We hope for brightness but we walk in gloom.
Amos 4:13
Behold he who formed the mountains and created the wind and declared to man his thoughts, also made the morning darkness and treads upon the high places of the Earth: Jehovah, the God of Hosts, is his name.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened. The moon will not give light. The stars will fall from heaven. The powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Luke 23:44
It was about the sixth hour. Darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Isaiah 13:10
The stars of heaven and their constellations will not shine forth their light. The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shine its light.
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Mark 15:33
It was the sixth hour and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Exodus 10:21-23
Jehovah then said to Moses: Raise your hand toward the sky. Darkness thick enough to be felt will cover the land of Egypt.
Isaiah 29:9-10
Stand still and wonder. Refuse to see and be blind. Get drunk and stagger, but not from wine.
Revelation 6:12
When he opened the sixth seal I saw a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth of hair and the moon became like blood.
Revelation 8:12
The fourth angel blew his trumpet. A third of the sun was struck. A third of the moon, and a third of the stars were darkened. The illumination of both day and night was cut by one third.