Amos 5:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 5:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ה֥וֹי
hôwy
H1945
alas
הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים
ʼâvâh
H183
to desire
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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י֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָמָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
לָכֶ֛ם
י֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חֹ֥שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֽוֹר
ʼôwr
H216
light
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, And not light.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It will be darkness and not light,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).