Amos 5:18

Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

Cross-reference

Amos 6:3 Contrast

Amos 6:3 rebukes those who push away the day of disaster — the opposite attitude to those who desire the day of the LORD in 5:18.

Joel 2:2 Parallel

Joel 2:2 describes the day as darkness and gloom, directly matching Amos's 'darkness, not light'.

2 Peter 3:10 warns the day of the Lord will come like a thief, paralleling the sudden, destructive nature hinted at in Amos 5:18.

2 Peter 3:4 Contrast

2 Peter 3:4 records scoffers asking where Christ's coming is, contrasting those who eagerly desire the Day.

Malachi 4:1 Parallel

Malachi 4:1 portrays the coming day as a burning oven, amplifying the consuming judgment implied in Amos 5:18's darkness.

Malachi 3:2 Parallel

Malachi 3:2 asks who can endure the day of his coming, directly answering Amos's woe that it is darkness.

Zephaniah 1:15 calls that day one of darkness and gloom, directly echoing the darkness from Amos 5:18 and deepening the picture of judgment.

In Zephaniah 1:14, the day of the LORD is similarly described as near and bitter, reinforcing the warning that it brings darkness, not light.

Joel 2:31 Parallel

Joel 2:31 says the sun turns to darkness before the great day of the LORD, directly paralleling Amos's theme.

Joel 2:1 Parallel

Joel 2:1 sounds the alarm for the coming day of the LORD, echoing the same imminent judgment.

Joel 1:15 Parallel

Joel 1:15 explicitly announces the nearness of the day of the LORD as destruction, reinforcing Amos's warning.

Ezekiel 12:27 says people think prophecy is for far-off times, directly contrasting those who desire the Day now.

Ezekiel 12:22 quotes a proverb that visions never come—the opposite of those who await the Day of the Lord.

Jeremiah 30:7 Related theme

Jeremiah 30:7 calls 'that day' a time of unparalleled distress, directly linking to the day of the LORD.

Isaiah 5:30 Parallel

Isaiah 5:30 depicts the day of the LORD with darkness and distress, echoing Amos's 'darkness, not light'.

Isaiah 5:19 Parallel

Isaiah 5:19 records people sarcastically urging God to act quickly—just the attitude Amos condemns as desiring the Day of the Lord.

Ezekiel 13:5 also speaks of the day of the LORD, rebuking false prophets who failed to prepare Israel for its coming judgment.

Isaiah 2:12 Parallel

Isaiah 2:12 describes a day of the LORD against pride, broadening the scope of God's judgment that Amos 5:18 warns about.

Joel 2:11 Parallel

Joel 2:11 declares the day of the LORD is great and awesome, asking who can endure it — reinforcing Amos's warning not to long for it.

Zephaniah 1:7 Related theme

Zephaniah 1:7 announces the nearness of the day of the LORD and calls for silence before His impending judgment.

Lamentations 3:2 echoes the same 'darkness without light' imagery, describing personal experience of God's judgment as darkness.

Isaiah 13:6 Parallel

Isaiah 13:6 directly proclaims the day of the LORD is near as destruction, reinforcing Amos 5:18's warning that it is not a day to desire.

Jeremiah 17:15 has people mocking prophecy's delay—contrasting those in Amos who eagerly desire the Day.

Luke 23:44 Allusion

Luke 23:44 records darkness at Jesus' crucifixion, echoing the day of the LORD's darkness as a sign of divine judgment.