Amos 5:18

NETBible	Woe¹ 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.
NIV © biblegateway Amo 5:18	Woe to you who long for the day of the LORD! Why do you long for the day of the LORD? That day will be darkness, not light.
NASB © biblegateway Amo 5:18	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;
NLT © biblegateway Amo 5:18	How terrible it will be for you who say, "If only the day of the LORD were here! For then the LORD would rescue us from all our enemies." But you have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will not bring light and prosperity, but darkness and disaster.
MSG © biblegateway Amo 5:18	Woe to all of you who want GOD's Judgment Day! Why would you want to see GOD, want him to come? When GOD comes, it will be bad news before it's good news, the worst of times, not the best of times.
BBE © SABDAweb Amo 5:18	Sorrow to you who are looking for the day of the Lord! what is the day of the Lord to you? it is dark and not light.
NRSV © bibleoremus Amo 5:18	Alas for you who desire the day of the LORD! Why do you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness, not light;
NKJV © biblegateway Amo 5:18	Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good is the day of the LORD to you? It will be darkness, and not light.
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KJV	Woe <01945> unto you that desire <0183> (8693) the day <03117> of the LORD <03068>_! to what end <04100> [is] it for you? the day <03117> of the LORD <03068> [is] darkness <02822>_, and not light <0216>_.
NASB © biblegateway Amo 5:18	Alas <01945> , you who are longing <0183> for the day <03117> of the LORD <03068> , For what <04100> purpose <02088> will the day <03117> of the LORD <03068> be to you? It will be darkness <02822> and not light <0216> ;
LXXM	ouai <3759> INJ oi <3588> T-NPM epiyumountev {V-PAPNP} thn <3588> T-ASF hmeran <2250> N-ASF kuriou <2962> N-GSM ina <2443> CONJ ti <5100> I-ASN auth <3778> D-NSF umin <4771> P-DP h <3588> T-NSF hmera <2250> N-NSF tou <3588> T-GSM kuriou <2962> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ auth <846> D-NSF estin <1510> V-PAI-3S skotov <4655> N-NSN kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV fwv <5457> N-NSN
NET [draft] ITL	Woe <01945> to those who wish <0183> for the day <03117> of the Lord <03068> ! Why <04100> do you want the Lord’s <03068> day <03117> of judgment to come? It <01931> will bring darkness <02822> , not <03808> light <0216> .
HEBREW	rwa <0216> alw <03808> Ksx <02822> awh <01931> hwhy <03068> Mwy <03117> Mkl <0> hz <02088> hml <04100> hwhy <03068> Mwy <03117> ta <0853> Mywatmh <0183> ywh (5:18) <01945>


NETBible	Woe¹ 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.
NET Notes	¹tn The term הוֹי (hoy, “woe”) was used when mourning the dead (see the note on the word “dead” in 5:16). The prophet here either engages in role playing and mourns the death of the nation in advance or sarcastically taunts those who hold to this misplaced belief.