Parallel Verses
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?
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?
International Standard Version
Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness, and not light pitch black at that, without a ray of sunshine?"
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?
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 As if a man, running away from a lion, came face to face with a bear; or went into the house and put his hand on the wall and got a bite from a snake. 20 Will not the day of the Lord be dark and not light? even very dark, with no light shining in it? 21 Your feasts are disgusting to me, I will have nothing to do with them; I will take no delight in your holy meetings.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and its bright armies will not give their light: the sun will be made dark in his journey through the heaven, and the moon will keep back her light.
Job 3:4-6
That day--let it be dark; let not God take note of it from on high, and let not the light be shining on it;
Job 10:21-22
Before I go to the place from which I will not come back, to the land where all is dark and black,
Ezekiel 34:12
As the keeper goes looking for his flock when he is among his wandering sheep, so I will go looking for my sheep, and will get them safely out of all the places where they have been sent wandering in the day of clouds and black night.
Nahum 1:8
But like water overflowing he will take them away; he will put an end to those who come up against him, driving his haters into the dark.
Zephaniah 1:15
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and sorrow, a day of wasting and destruction, a day of dark night and deep shade, a day of cloud and thick dark.
Matthew 22:13
Then the king said to the servants, Put cords round his hands and feet and put him out into the dark; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
Jude 1:13
Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.
Revelation 16:10
And the fifth let what was in his vessel come out on the high seat of the beast; and his kingdom was made dark; and they were biting their tongues for pain.