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The Book of Amos, Chapter 5, Verse 20

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19
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
King James Version
[Shall] not the day of the 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?
New English Translation
Don’t you realize the LORD’s day of judgment will bring darkness, not light– gloomy blackness, not bright light?
World English Bible
Won't the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
21
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
22
Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
23
Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
24
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
25
Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26
But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
27
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name [is] The God of hosts.
1
Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, [which are] named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
2
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: [be they] better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;