Amos

Amos 5:20

20Will not the Day of the LORD

be darkness and not light,

even gloom with no brightness in it?

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Will notהֲלֹא־hă·lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
the Dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
be darknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְḥō·šeḵNoun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
and notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
lightא֑וֹר’ō·wrNoun - common singularH216 light
even gloomוְאָפֵ֖לwə·’ā·p̄êlConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH651 gloomy
with noוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
brightnessנֹ֥גַֽהּnō·ḡahNoun - feminine singularH5051 brightness
in itלֽוֹ׃lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

Cross-references

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Isaiah 13:10 · Ezekiel 34:12 · Zephaniah 1:15 · Job 10:21–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.