20 Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?
20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it?
20 At God's coming we face hard reality, not fantasy - a black cloud with no silver lining.
20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?
20 Yes, the day of the Lord will be dark and hopeless, without a ray of joy or hope.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Amos 5:20
Commentary on Amos 5:18-27
(Read Amos 5:18-27)
Woe unto those that desire the day of the Lord's judgments, that wish for times of war and confusion; as some who long for changes, hoping to rise upon the ruins of their country! but this should be so great a desolation, that nobody could gain by it. The day of the Lord will be a dark, dismal, gloomy day to all impenitent sinners. When God makes a day dark, all the world cannot make it light. Those who are not reformed by the judgments of God, will be pursued by them; if they escape one, another stands ready to seize them. A pretence of piety is double iniquity, and so it will be found. The people of Israel copied the crimes of their forefathers. The law of worshipping the Lord our God, is, Him only we must serve. Professors thrive so little, because they have little or no communion with God in their duties. They were led captive by Satan into idolatry, therefore God caused them to go into captivity among idolaters.