Verse Comparison: Amos 5:20
American Standard Version
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Amplified® Bible
Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light? Even very dark with no brightness in it?
Contemporary English Version
The day when the LORD judges will be dark, very dark, without a ray of light.
Darby English Version
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Good News Bible
The day of the LORD will bring darkness and not light; it will be a day of gloom, without any brightness.
King James Version
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
New American Standard Bible
{Will} not the day of the LORD {be} darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?
New International Version
Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light—
pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?
New King James Version
Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light?
Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Will not the day of the LORD turn into darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?
Revised Standard Version
Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it?
Young's Literal Translation
Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness?