Amos 5:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[Will] not the dayיֹ֥ום
(yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
of the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
[be] darknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
insteadהֲלֹא־
(ha·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
of light,אֹ֑ור
(o·vr;)
216: a lightfrom or
Even gloomוְאָפֵ֖ל
(ve·'a·fel)
651: gloomyfrom the same as ophel
with noוְלֹא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
brightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּ
(no·gah)
5051: brightnessfrom nagah
in it? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Shall not the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
be darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
and not light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
even very dark
'aphel  (aw-fale')
dusky -- very dark.
and no brightness
nogahh  (no'-gah)
brilliancy -- bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.
in it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?

King James Bible
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Won't the Day of the LORD 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?"

NET Bible
Don't you realize the LORD's day of judgment will bring darkness, not light--gloomy blackness, not bright light?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The day of the LORD brings darkness and not light. It is pitch black, with no light.

King James 2000 Bible
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
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