Āmósīshū 5:20

20 Yēhéhuá de rìzi , bú shì hēiàn méiyǒu guāngmíng ma . bú shì yōuàn haó wú guāng huī ma .

Āmósīshū 5:20 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 5:20

[Shall] not the day of the Lord [be] darkness, and not light?
&c.] The design of such a question is strongly to affirm, that, in this day of the Lord spoken of, there should be nothing but misery and distress, and no prosperity and happiness, at least to the wicked Israelites, or the unbelieving Jews: even very dark, and no brightness in it?
signifying that there should be no deliverance, nor the least glimmering view or hope of it; that the calamity should be so very great, and the destruction so entire, that there should be no mixture of mercy, nor the least appearance of relief.

Āmósīshū 5:20 In-Context

18 Xiǎngwàng Yēhéhuá rìzi lái dào de yǒu huò le . nǐmen wèihé xiǎngwàng Yēhéhuá de rìzi ne . nà rì hēiàn méiyǒu guāngmíng ,

19 Jǐngkuàng hǎoxiàng rén duǒbì shīzi yòu yùjiàn xióng . huò shì jìn fángwū yǐ shǒu kào qiáng , jiù beì shé yǎo .

20 Yēhéhuá de rìzi , bú shì hēiàn méiyǒu guāngmíng ma . bú shì yōuàn haó wú guāng huī ma .

21 Wǒ yànwù nǐmen de jiéqī , yĕ bú xǐyuè nǐmen de yán sù huì .

22 Nǐmen suīrán xiàng wǒ xiàn Fánjì , hé sù jì , wǒ què bù yuènà . yĕ bú gù nǐmen yòng féi chù xiàn de píngān jì .