Verse Comparison: Amos 5:18
American Standard Version
Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.
Amplified® Bible
Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! Why would you want the day of the Lord? It is darkness and not light;
Contemporary English Version
You look forward to the day when the LORD comes to judge. But you are in for trouble! It won't be a time of sunshine; all will be darkness.
Darby English Version
Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:
Good News Bible
How terrible it will be for you who long for the day of the LORD! What good will that day do you? For you it will be a day of darkness and not of light.
King James Version
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
New American Standard Bible
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;
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Alas, you who long for the day of the LORD, For what purpose will the day of the LORD have for you? It will turn into darkness and not light;
Revised Standard Version
Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! Why would you have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light;
Young's Literal Translation
Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why `is' this to you -- the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,