Amos 8:9

Amos 8:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
• New International Version (NIV)“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And on that day," declares the Lord God, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God, “That I will make the sun go down at noon, And I will darken the earth in broad daylight;

Context of Amos 8:9

7The Lord confirms this oath by the arrogance of Jacob: “I swear I will never forget all you have done! 8Because of this the earth will quake, and all who live in it will mourn. The whole earth will rise like the River Nile, it will surge upward and then grow calm, like the Nile in Egypt. In that day,” says the sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun set at noon, and make the earth dark in the middle of the day. 10I will turn your festivals into funerals, and all your songs into funeral dirges. I will make everyone wear funeral clothes and cause every head to be shaved bald. I will make you mourn as if you had lost your only son; when it ends it will indeed have been a bitter day. 11Be certain of this, the time is coming,” says the sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land – not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation!

Amos 8:9 word by word

וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥י לָאָ֖רֶץ בְּי֥וֹם אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• that I will cause the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• to go downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): (sun)setH935
• at noonצֹ֫הַרtsôhar · middayH6672
• and I will darkenחָשַׁךְchâshak · to darkenH2821
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• in the clearאוֹר'ôr · lightH216

Cross-references for Amos 8:9

• Amos 4:13For here he is! He formed the mountains and created the wind. He reveals his plans to men. He turns the dawn into darkness and marches on the heights of the earth. The Lord, the God who commands armies, is his name!”
• Amos 5:8(But there is one who made the constellations Pleiades and Orion; he can turn the darkness into morning and daylight into night. He summons the water of the seas and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The Lord is his name!
• Job 5:14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope about in the noontime as if it were night.
• Isaiah 13:10Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.
• Isaiah 29:9You will be shocked and amazed! You are totally blind! They are drunk, but not because of wine; they stagger, but not because of beer.
• Isaiah 59:9For this reason deliverance is far from us and salvation does not reach us. We wait for light, but see only darkness; we wait for a bright light, but live in deep darkness.
• Jeremiah 15:9The mother who had seven children will grow faint. All the breath will go out of her. Her pride and joy will be taken from her in the prime of their life. It will seem as if the sun had set while it was still day. She will suffer shame and humiliation. I will cause any of them who are still left alive to be killed in war by the onslaughts of their enemies,” says the Lord.
• Micah 3:6Therefore night will fall, and you will receive no visions; it will grow dark, and you will no longer be able to read the omens. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn to darkness over their heads.
• Matthew 24:29“Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
• Revelation 6:12Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red;
• Revelation 8:12Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day and for a third of the night likewise.
• Exodus 10:21The Lord said to Moses, “Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt.”
• Matthew 27:45Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.
• Mark 15:33Now when it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
• Luke 23:44It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

Commentaries on Amos 8:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I will cause the sun to go down at noon - This may either refer to that darkness which often precedes and accompanies earthquakes, or to an eclipse. Abp. Usher has shown that about eleven years after Amos prophesied there were two great eclipses of the sun; one at the feast of tabernacles, and the other some time before the passover. The prophet may refer to the darkness occasioned by those eclipses; yet I rather think the whole may refer to the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I will cause the sun to go down - Darkness is heaviest and blackest in contrast with the brightest light; sorrow is saddest, when it comes upon fearless joy. God commonly, in His mercy, sends heralds of coming sorrow; very few burst suddenly on man. Now, in the meridian brightness of the day of Israel, the blackness of night should fall at once upon him. Not only was light to be displaced by darkness, but “then,” when it was most opposite to the course of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 The rich and powerful of the land were the most guilty of oppression, as well as the foremost in idolatry. They were weary of the restraints of the sabbaths and the new moons, and wished them over, because no common work might be done therein. This is the character of many who are called Christians. The sabbath day and sabbath work are a burden to carnal hearts. It will either be profaned or be accounted a dull day. But can we spend our time…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The day of the Lord would bring a complete reversal of the created order. The world would seem to fall back into chaos, as if creation itself were being undone. The prophet Jeremiah used similar images when he described the devastation of Judah as the Babylonian armies drew near (Jeremiah 4:23). Other prophets also used this language to describe God’s judgment, speaking of the sun, moon, and stars growing dark or disappearing (Isaiah 13:10; 34:4; 50:3…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. "Darkness" made to rise "at noon" is the emblem of great calamities (Jr 15:9; Eze 32:7-10).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Amos 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings