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Woe toהוֹיthose who long forהַמִּתְאַוִּיםthe dayיוֹםof YHWH!יְהוָהWhatלָמָּהwill thisזֶּהdayיוֹםof YHWHיְהוָהbe for you?לָכֶםItהוּאis darkness,חֹשֶׁךְand notוְלֹאlight.אוֹר
Amos 5:18
Study it in the app“Woe to those who long for the day of YHWH! What will this day of YHWH be for you? It is darkness, and not light.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 5:18, word by word
- Woe toהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- those who long forמִּתְאַוִּיםmitavim
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “mitavim” appears- the dayיוֹםyom
day of YHWH
"The day of YHWH", when he comes to judge.
Where else “yom” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech
gloom
Distress, ignorance or death.
Where else “choshech” appears- lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears
The context
17And in all the vineyards there will be lamenting, for I will pass through your midst, says YHWH.
18 · This verse (above)
19As when a man flees from the lion, and the bear meets him; or goes into the house and leans his hand against the wall, and the snake bites him.