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17 And in all of the vineyards there will be mourning
    when I pass through your midst,’
        says the Lord.”

The Fearful Day of the Lord

18 “Woe to those who are craving the Day of the Lord!
    How is it to your benefit, this Day of the Lord?
        It’s a day of[a] darkness to you, and not light.
19 It will be like a man who runs from a lion,
    only to encounter a bear;
or who comes home, leans his hand against a wall,
    and a serpent bites him!

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:18 The Heb. lacks a day of

17 There will be wailing(A) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through(B) your midst,”
says the Lord.(C)

The Day of the Lord

18 Woe to you who long
    for the day of the Lord!(D)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(E)
    That day will be darkness,(F) not light.(G)
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(H)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(I)

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