Amos 5:20

New International Reader's Version

The day of the Lord will be dark, not light. It will be very black. There won’t be a ray of sunlight anywhere.

Cross References

Isaiah 13:10

All the stars in the sky will stop giving their light. The sun will be darkened as soon as it rises. The moon will not shine.

Isaiah 8:22

Then they will look at the earth. They’ll see nothing but suffering and darkness. They’ll see terrible sadness. They’ll be driven into total darkness.

Ezekiel 34:12

A shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them. And I will look after my sheep. I will save them from all the places where they were scattered on a dark and cloudy day.

Joel 2:2

That day will be dark and sad. It will be black and cloudy. A huge army of locusts is coming. They will spread across the mountains like the sun when it rises. There has never been an army like it. And there will never be another for all time to come.

Obadiah 1:15

“The day of the Lord is near for all the nations. Others will do to you what you have done to them. You will be paid back for what you have done.

Nahum 1:8

But he will destroy Nineveh with a powerful flood. He will chase his enemies into the place of darkness.

Zephaniah 1:15

At that time I will pour out my anger. There will be great suffering and pain. It will be a day of horrible trouble. It will be a time of darkness and gloom. It will be filled with the blackest clouds.

Matthew 22:13

“Then the king told his slaves, ‘Tie up his hands and feet. Throw him outside into the darkness. Out there people will weep and grind their teeth.’

Matthew 24:29

“Right after the terrible suffering of those days, “ ‘The sun will be darkened. The moon will not shine. The stars will fall from the sky. The heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ (Isaiah 13:10; 34:4)

Jude 1:13

They are like wild waves of the sea. Their shame rises up like foam. They are like falling stars. God has reserved a place of very black darkness for them forever.

Revelation 16:10

The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast. The kingdom of the beast became very dark. People chewed on their tongues because they were suffering so much.