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Amos 5:20 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Amos 5:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 5 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?”
Amos 5:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 5:20
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? (halo-choshekh yom-YHWH velo-or, הֲלֹא־חֹשֶׁךְ יוֹם־יְהוָה וְלֹא־אוֹר)—the rhetorical question expects "yes." Israel anticipated the Day of the LORD as light (or, אוֹר)—deliverance, vindication, blessing. Amos declares it will be darkness (choshekh, חֹשֶׁךְ)—judgment, calamity, destruction. The phrase even very dark, and no brightness in it (va'afel velo-nogah lo, וַאֲפֵל וְלֹא־נֹגַהּ לוֹ) intensifies the image: not just darkness but thick darkness (afel, אֲפֵל), with absolutely no brightness (nogah, נֹגַהּ, no glimmer of light)."The da...
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Cross-References for Amos 5:20
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“and the moon will not cause its light to shine.”
“a day of distress and anguish”
“so will I seek out my sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.”
“to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;”
“he will make a full end of her place”
“neither let the light shine on it.”
“and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain”
“foaming out their own shame; wandering stars”
“'Bind him hand and foot”