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Amos 5:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Won’t the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it? "

Amos 5:20

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18 “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.

19 As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him.

20 Won’t the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies.

22 Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.

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