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KJV Lexicon Shall not the dayyowm (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? Links Amos 5:20Amos 5:20 NIV Amos 5:20 NLT Amos 5:20 ESV Amos 5:20 NASB Amos 5:20 KJV |
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