Amos 5:18-20

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Alas, you who are longing for the ^(A)day of the Lord,
For what purpose will the day of the Lord be to you?
It will be ^(B)darkness and not light;

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As when a man ^(C)flees from a lion
And a bear meets him,
^(a)Or goes home, leans his hand against the wall
And a snake bites him.

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Will not the day of the Lord be ^(D)darkness instead of light,
Even gloom with no brightness in it?

a. Amos 5:19: ['Or ', Then]

A. Amos 5:18: Isaiah 5:19; Jeremiah 30:7; Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:11; Joel 2:31

B. Amos 5:18: Isaiah 5:30; Joel 2:2

C. Amos 5:19: Job 20:24; Isaiah 24:17; Isaiah 24:18; Jeremiah 15:2; Jeremiah 15:3; Jeremiah 48:44

D. Amos 5:20: Isaiah 13:10; Zephaniah 1:15