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King James Bible - Amos 5:20

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:20

¿No será el día del SEÑOR tinieblas, y no luz; oscuridad, que no tiene resplandor?

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 20. [Shall] not the day of the Lord [be] darkness, and not light ? etc.] The design of such a question is strongly to affirm, that, in this day of the Lord spoken of, there should be nothing but misery and distress, and no prosperity and happiness, at least to the wicked Israelites, or the unbelieving Jews: even very dark, and no brightness in it ? signifying that there should be no deliverance, nor the least glimmering view or hope of it; that the calamity should be so very great, and the destruction so entire, that there should be no mixture of mercy, nor the least appearance of relief.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 18-27 - Woe unto those that desire the day of the Lord's judgments, that wis for times of war and confusion; as some who long for changes, hoping to rise upon the ruins of their country! but this should be so great desolation, that nobody could gain by it. The day of the Lord will be dark, dismal, gloomy day to all impenitent sinners. When God makes day dark, all the world cannot make it light. Those who are no reformed by the judgments of God, will be pursued by them; if the escape one, another stands ready to seize them. A pretence of piety i double iniquity, and so it will be found. The people of Israel copie the crimes of their forefathers. The law of worshipping the Lord ou God, is, Him only we must serve. Professors thrive so little, becaus they have little or no communion with God in their duties. They wer led captive by Satan into idolatry, therefore God caused them to go into captivity among idolaters __________________________________________________________________

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Original Hebrew

הלא 3808 חשׁך 2822 יום 3117 יהוה 3068 ולא 3808 אור 216 ואפל 651 ולא 3808 נגה׃ 5051