Amos 5:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

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Referenced Verses

Isa 13:10 : 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Ezek 34:12 : 12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Nah 1:8 : 8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Zeph 1:15 : 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
Matt 22:13 : 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Jude 1:13 : 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
Rev 16:10 : 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
Job 3:4-6 : 4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
Job 10:21-22 : 21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Amos 5:18-19
2 verses
86%
18Woe unto 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.
19As 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.
Zech 14:6-7
2 verses
82%
6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
Zeph 1:14-15
2 verses
81%
14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
Isa 5:30
81%
30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
Job 3:4-7
4 verses
80%
4Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
7Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
Isa 13:9-10
2 verses
78%
9Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Mic 3:6
78%
6Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Amos 8:9-10
2 verses
78%
9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Job 18:5-6
2 verses
77%
5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
Job 10:22
77%
22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Jer 13:16
77%
16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
Joel 2:2
77%
2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Joel 3:15
77%
15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Job 5:14
76%
14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
Ezek 32:8
76%
8All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
Job 17:12
76%
12They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
Joel 1:15
76%
15Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Job 3:9
75%
9Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
Isa 8:22
75%
22And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
Joel 2:31
74%
31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Lam 3:2
73%
2He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
Job 24:16-17
2 verses
73%
16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
17For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
Ps 139:11-12
2 verses
73%
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Isa 50:10
73%
10Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Amos 5:21
73%
21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
Isa 5:20
73%
20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Joel 2:10
73%
10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
Hos 9:5
73%
5What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?
Acts 2:20
73%
20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
Isa 60:19
73%
19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Job 20:26
73%
26All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
Isa 59:9
72%
9Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
Job 34:22
72%
22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Job 38:19
72%
19Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
Eccl 5:17
72%
17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
Isa 60:2
72%
2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Isa 8:20
71%
20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Job 15:23
71%
23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
1 Thess 5:4
71%
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.