Amos 8:9

Translations

Modern

And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

Traditional

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:

Literal

And it will come to pass in that day, a declaration of the Lord YHWH, that I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will bring darkness to the earth in the daytime light.

Latin

Et erit in die illa, dicit Dominus Deus: occidet sol in meridie, et tenebrescere faciam terram in die luminis:

Original

Hebrew

English

And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

Notes

Amos 8:9

The 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; Ezekiel 32:7–8; Joel 2:10, 31; Micah 3:6).

Amos 8:4–14

This section provides more details on the accusations and decisions mentioned earlier (read with Amos 2:6–6:14).

Amos 7:1–9:10

This section contains five visions. It is helpful to compare how these visions develop with the judgments listed earlier in Amos 4:6–11.

The judgments listed there include:

famine,
drought,
destruction of crops,
plagues, and
widespread destruction.

Events

Prophecies of Amosc. 788 BC

Related verses

Mark 15:33
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Matthew 27:45
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
Luke 23:44
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
Jeremiah 15:9
The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.
Micah 3:6
Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Amos 5:8
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—
Isaiah 59:9–10
Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
Job 5:14
They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
Revelation 6:12
And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
Amos 4:13
For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Apocalyptic Astronomy Book of Amos

Topics

Darkness of Judgments Day: Under the Control of God Eclipse of the Sun and Moon Sun: Miracles Concerning: Darkening of The Sun: (Going Down at Noon) of Premature Destruction

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