The Lord has sworn by (A)the pride of Jacob:
“Surely (B)I will never forget any of their works.
(C)Shall the land not tremble for this,
And everyone mourn who dwells in it?
All of it shall swell like [a]the River,
Heave and subside
(D)Like the River of Egypt.

“And it shall come to pass in that day,” says the Lord God,
(E)“That I will make the sun go down at noon,
And I will darken the earth in [b]broad daylight;

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:8 The Nile; some Heb. mss., LXX, Tg., Syr., Vg. River (cf. 9:5); MT the light
  2. Amos 8:9 Lit. a day of light

The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob:(A) “I will never forget(B) anything they have done.(C)

“Will not the land tremble(D) for this,
    and all who live in it mourn?
The whole land will rise like the Nile;
    it will be stirred up and then sink
    like the river of Egypt.(E)

“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord,

“I will make the sun go down at noon
    and darken the earth in broad daylight.(F)

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