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Why do you long for the day of the LORD? That day will be darkness, not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />What sorrow awaits you who say, “If only the day of the LORD were here!” You have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will bring darkness, not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! Why would you have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end <i>is</i> it for you? the day of the LORD <i>is</i> darkness, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good <i>is</i> the day of the LORD to you? It <i>will be</i> darkness, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe <i>to</i> you who are longing for the day of the LORD, For what purpose <i>will</i> the day of the LORD <i>be</i> to you? It <i>will be</i> darkness and not light;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Alas, you who are longing for the day of the LORD, For what purpose will the day of the LORD be to you? It will be darkness and not light;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Alas, you who are longing for the day of the LORD, For what purpose <i>will</i> the day of the LORD <i>be</i> to you? It <i>will be</i> darkness and not light;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Woe, you who are longing for the day of Yahweh, For what purpose <i>will</i> the day of Yahweh <i>be</i> to you? It <i>will be</i> darkness and not light;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Woe (judgment is coming) to you who desire the day of the LORD [expecting rescue from the Gentiles]! Why would you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness (judgment) and not light [and rescue and prosperity];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the day of the LORD! What will the day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You look forward to the day when the LORD comes to judge. But you are in for trouble! It won't be a time of sunshine; all will be darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? it is darkness, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How horrible it will be for those who long for the day of the LORD! Why do you long for that day? The day of the LORD is one of darkness and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How terrible it will be for you who long for the day of the LORD! What good will that day do you? For you it will be a day of darkness and not of light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Woe to those who are craving the Day of the LORD! How is it to your benefit, this Day of the LORD? It's a day of darkness to you, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Woe to those who wish for the day of the LORD! Why do you want the LORD's day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD. Why do you long for the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, and not light. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, you who are desiring the Day of YHWH, "" Why [is] this to you—the Day of YHWH? It is darkness, and not light,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why is this to you -- the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wo! to you longing for the day of Jehovah; for what this to you? The day of Jehovah this is darkness and not light.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Woe to them that desire the day of the Lord: to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord. What is it to you? The day of the Lord is this: darkness and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Woe to those who yearn for the day of the LORD! What will the day of the LORD mean for you? It will be darkness, not light! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Alas for you who desire the day of the LORD! Why do you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness, not light;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? The day of the LORD? For it is a day of darkness and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Woe to those who desire the day of LORD JEHOVAH! Why was the day of LORD JEHOVAH for you? It is of darkness and not light<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! Wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/5-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=880" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/183.htm" title="183: ham·miṯ·’aw·wîm (Art:: V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp) -- To incline, desire. A primitive root; to wish for.">to you who long for</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: lām·māh- (Prep-l:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">will the Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">be for you?</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū- (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">It will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·wr (N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">light.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1-2</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— / a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-15</a></span><br />The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-9</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3</a></span><br />For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-1.htm">Zechariah 14:1</a></span><br />Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-30</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-17.htm">Revelation 6:17</a></span><br />For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34-35</a></span><br />But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. / For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.</p><p class="hdg">desire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Isaiah 5:19</a></b></br> That say, Let him make speed, <i>and</i> hasten his work, that we may see <i>it</i>: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know <i>it</i>!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15-22</a></b></br> Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-15.htm">Jeremiah 17:15</a></b></br> Behold, they say unto me, Where <i>is</i> the word of the LORD? let it come now.</p><p class="hdg">the day of the Lord is.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a></b></br> And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if <i>one</i> look unto the land, behold darkness <i>and</i> sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19</a></b></br> Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Isaiah 24:11,12</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/joel/1-20.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/daniel/5-14.htm">Light</a> <a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/matthew/12-46.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Light</a> <a href="/amos/7-3.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jonah/1-14.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD!</b><br>This phrase serves as a warning to those who eagerly anticipate the Day of the LORD, a term often associated with divine judgment and the establishment of God's kingdom. In the context of Amos, the Israelites believed this day would bring victory and vindication for them. However, Amos challenges this assumption, suggesting that their understanding is misguided. The term "woe" is a prophetic lament, indicating impending doom or disaster. This reflects the broader biblical theme where the Day of the LORD is a time of reckoning, as seen in other prophetic books like <a href="/joel/2.htm">Joel 2:1-2</a> and <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-18</a>. The Israelites' longing for this day without understanding its true nature reveals their spiritual complacency and misunderstanding of God's justice.<p><b>What will the Day of the LORD be for you?</b><br>This rhetorical question emphasizes the personal and unexpected nature of the Day of the LORD for the Israelites. It challenges their assumptions and invites introspection about their spiritual state. Historically, the Israelites were confident in their covenant relationship with God, assuming it guaranteed their safety. However, Amos highlights that their unfaithfulness and injustice have consequences. This question echoes the broader biblical narrative where God's people are called to self-examination, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/13-5.htm">2 Corinthians 13:5</a>. It underscores the importance of genuine repentance and righteousness over mere ritualistic observance.<p><b>It will be darkness and not light.</b><br>This phrase contrasts the expected outcome of the Day of the LORD with its actual reality for the unrepentant. Darkness symbolizes judgment, calamity, and the absence of God's favor, as seen in <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a> during the plague of darkness in Egypt. In the ancient Near Eastern context, light often represented life, prosperity, and divine presence, while darkness signified chaos and death. Amos uses this imagery to convey the severity of God's judgment on Israel due to their moral and spiritual failings. This theme of darkness as judgment is echoed in other prophetic writings, such as <a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a> and <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a>. The unexpected reversal from light to darkness serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel during a time of prosperity and moral decay.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which was experiencing economic prosperity but was spiritually and morally corrupt, leading to God's impending judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></b><br>A prophetic term used throughout the Bible to describe a time of divine intervention, judgment, and salvation. In this context, it refers to a day of judgment for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_day_of_the_lord.htm">Understanding the Day of the LORD</a></b><br>The Day of the LORD is not merely a future event to be anticipated with joy; it is a time of judgment that requires self-examination and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a></b><br>Many in Israel believed they were secure because of their religious practices, yet their hearts were far from God. We must ensure our faith is genuine and not just ritualistic.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Amos's warning is a call to repentance. We should regularly examine our lives and turn away from sin, seeking God's mercy and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>Just as the Day of the LORD was unexpected for Israel, we must live in a state of readiness for Christ's return, maintaining a vibrant and active faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/light_vs._darkness.htm">Light vs. Darkness</a></b><br>The imagery of darkness versus light serves as a reminder that without true faith and obedience, what we expect to be light (blessing) may turn out to be darkness (judgment).<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_amos_5_18_contradict_hopeful_texts.htm">Amos 5:18 – If the “Day of the Lord” is described here as darkness, does this contradict other biblical texts that portray it as a time of hope or victory? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_day_of_the_lord_signify.htm">What does the Day of the Lord signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_judgment_day.htm">What is the meaning of Judgment Day?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_isaiah_35's_promises_conflict_with_other_prophecies.htm">Do the promises of restoration in Isaiah 35 conflict with other biblical prophecies about judgment and desolation of the land? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Desire the day of the Lord.--</span>Expecting that day to bring you deliverance and judgments upon your enemies. It shall bring the reverse! There is a dark side to the pillar of fire.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 18-27.</span> - The prophet enforces the threat by denouncing woe on those that trust to their covenant relation to God, expecting the day when he would punish the heathen for their sakes, and thinking that external, heartless worship was acceptable to him. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The day of the Lord.</span> Anycrisis in the nation's history is so called, when God interposes to punish and correct. To our minds it looks forward to the final judgment. It is often mentioned by the prophets (<span class="accented">e.g.</span> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6, 9</a>; <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1, 11</a>; <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7, 14</a>) as a time when the heathen should be judged, all the enemies of Israel defeated, and when Israel herself was exalted to the highest pitch of prosperity and dominion. Without any regard to the moral condition affixed to the realization of these expectations (see <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a>), the people "desired" the appearance of this day, thus foolishly confirming themselves in their sinful life and false security. Some think scoffers are intended, but the context shows that the persons signified are sincere but mistaken believers in the safety of Israel's covenant position. <span class="cmt_word">To what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness;</span> <span class="accented">Why would ye have the day of the Lord? It is darkness.</span> Why do ye, such as ye are, want this day to come? Ye know not what ye ask. It will be the very contrary to your expectations; it will be darkness, and not light, <span class="cmt_word">tribulation and miser</span>y, not joy and triumph for you (comp. <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/5-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Woe</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ah! alas! ha!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you who long for</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṯ·’aw·wîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_183.htm">Strong's 183: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD!</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">What</span><br /><span class="heb">לָמָּה־</span> <span class="translit">(lām·māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will the Day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be for you?</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">It [will be]</span><br /><span class="heb">הוּא־</span> <span class="translit">(hū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֥שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">light.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:18 Woe to you who desire the day (Amo. 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