Amos 5:20 meaning and explanation

Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?

Amos 5:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Amos has just pronounced woe on those in Israel who long for the Day of the LORD, expecting it to be their vindication against enemies. The prophet turns their hope upside down: for a people who trample the poor and take bribes, that day of divine visitation will bring judgment, not rescue.

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