Amos 8:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It will comeוְהָיָ֣ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about in that day,"בַּיֹּ֣ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
declaresנְאֻם֙
(ne·'um)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"That I will make the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ
(ha·she·mesh)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
goוְהֵבֵאתִ֥י
(ve·he·ve·ti)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
down at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם
(ba·tza·ho·ra·yim;)
6672a: midday, noonfrom an unused word
And makeוְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥י
(ve·ha·cha·shach·ti)
2821: to be or grow darka prim. root
the earthלָאָ֖רֶץ
(la·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
dark 
 
2821: to be or grow darka prim. root
in broadאֹֽור׃
(o·vr.)
216: a lightfrom or
daylight.בְּיֹ֥ום
(be·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And it shall come to pass in that day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
that I will cause the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
to go down
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
at noon
tsohar  (tso'-har)
a light (i.e. window): dual double light, i.e. noon -- midday, noon(-day, -tide), window.
and I will darken
chashak  (khaw-shak')
to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken -- be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
in the clear
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It will come about in that day," declares the Lord GOD, "That I will make the sun go down at noon And make the earth dark in broad daylight.

King James Bible
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 Christian Standard Bible
And in that day-- 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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On that day, declares the Almighty LORD, I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.

King James 2000 Bible
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:
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