Amos 5:16-20

16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:
“There will be wailing in all the streets
and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers will be summoned to weep
and the mourners to wail.

17 There will be wailing in all the vineyards,
for I will pass through your midst,”
says the Lord.

18 The Day of the Lord
Woe to you who long
for the day of the Lord!
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?
That day will be darkness, not light.

19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
only to meet a bear,
as though he entered his house
and rested his hand on the wall
only to have a snake bite him.

20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light—
pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?

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Cross References for Amos 5:16-20

Jeremiah 4:31 - I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child— the cry of the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:31

Hosea 4:3 - Because of this the land mourns, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field and... Click to read the verse Hosea 4:3 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:3

Ezekiel 6:11 - “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Strike your hands together and stamp your feet and cry ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 6:11 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 6:11

Isaiah 15:8 - Their outcry echoes along the border of Moab; their wailing reaches as far as Eglaim, their lam... Click to read the verse Isaiah 15:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 15:8

Amos 8:10 - I will turn your religious feasts into mourning and all your singing into weeping. I will make ... Click to read the verse Amos 8:10 Click to read the verse Amos 8:10

Isaiah 22:12 - The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12

Joel 1:14 - Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to ... Click to read the verse Joel 1:14 Click to read the verse Joel 1:14

Micah 2:4 - In that day men will ridicule you; they will taunt you with this mournful song: ‘We are utterly... Click to read the verse Micah 2:4 Click to read the verse Micah 2:4

Amos 5:27 - Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is God Almighty. Click to read the verse Amos 5:27 Click to read the verse Amos 5:27

Revelation 18:10 - Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: “‘Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon,... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:10 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:10

Revelation 18:19 - They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out: “‘Woe! Woe, O great... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:19 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:19

Micah 1:8 - Weeping and Mourning Because of this I will weep and wail; I will go about barefoot and naked. ... Click to read the verse Micah 1:8 Click to read the verse Micah 1:8

Joel 1:11 - Despair, you farmers, wail, you vine growers; grieve for the wheat and the barley, because the ... Click to read the verse Joel 1:11 Click to read the verse Joel 1:11

Job 3:8 - May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan. Click to read the verse Job 3:8 Click to read the verse Job 3:8

Joel 1:8 - Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth grieving for the husband of her youth. Click to read the verse Joel 1:8 Click to read the verse Joel 1:8

Amos 8:3 - “In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “the songs in the temple will turn to wailing. Many... Click to read the verse Amos 8:3 Click to read the verse Amos 8:3

Jeremiah 9:17-20 - This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Consider now! Call for the wailing women to come; send fo... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:17-20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:17-20

Amos 3:13 - “Hear this and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty. Click to read the verse Amos 3:13 Click to read the verse Amos 3:13

Jeremiah 50:16 - Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the reaper with his sickle at harvest. Because of the sword... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:16 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:16

Jeremiah 9:10 - I will weep and wail for the mountains and take up a lament concerning the desert pastures. The... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:10

Isaiah 15:2-5 - Dibon goes up to its temple, to its high places to weep; Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every... Click to read the verse Isaiah 15:2-5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 15:2-5

Revelation 18:15-16 - The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrif... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:15-16 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:15-16

Ezekiel 27:2 - “Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 27:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 27:2

Amos 5:1 - A Lament and Call to Repentance Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lament I take up concer... Click to read the verse Amos 5:1 Click to read the verse Amos 5:1