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Is notהֲלֹאthe dayיוֹםof YHWHיְהוָהdarkness,חֹשֶׁךְand notוְלֹאlight,אוֹרand gloom,וְאָפֵלwith noוְלֹאbrightnessנֹגַהּin it?לוֹ
Amos 5:20
Study it in the app“Is not the day of YHWH darkness, and not light, and gloom, with no brightness in it?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 5:20, word by word
- 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- 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- and gloomאָפֵלafel
dark
Dark, gloomy.
Where else “afel” appears- brightnessנֹגַהּnogah
brightness
Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.
Where else “nogah” appears
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21I hate, I reject your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.