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16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of the Heavenly Armies, the Lord, says:

‘There will be dirges in all of the streets;
        and in all of the highways they will cry out in anguish.[a]
They will call the farmer to mourning
    and those who lament[b] to grieve.
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[c] darkness to you, and not light.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:16 Lit. will say, “Alas! Alas!”
  2. Amos 5:16 I.e. professional mourners
  3. Amos 5:18 The Heb. lacks a day of