ESV
KJV
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.
ASV
18. Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.
ERVEN
18. Some of you want to see the Lord's special day of judgment. Why do you want to see that day? His special day will bring darkness, not light.
NLT
18. What sorrow awaits you who say, "If only the day of the LORD were here!" You have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will bring darkness, not light.
WEB
18. "Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, And not light.
NET
18. Woe to those who wish for the day of the LORD! Why do you want the LORD's day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light.
NLV
18. It is bad for you who want the day of the Lord to come. For what will the day of the Lord be to you? It will be darkness and not light.
HCSB
18. Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.
YLT
18. Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why [is] this to you -- the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,
LITV
18. Woe to those desiring the day of Jehovah! What is this for you? The day of Jehovah is darkness, and not light.
RV
18. Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? it is darkness, and not light.
NCV
18. How terrible it will be for you who want the Lord's day of judging to come. Why do you want that day to come? It will bring darkness for you, not light.
MKJV
18. Woe to those desiring the day of Jehovah! What is this for you? The day of Jehovah is darkness and not light;
AKJV
18. Woe to 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.
LXXEN
18. Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! [Lit. wherefore is this day, etc.] what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.
KJV
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.
AMP
18. Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! Why would you want the day of the Lord? It is darkness and not light;
KJVP
18. Woe H1945 unto you that desire H183 the day H3117 NMS of the LORD H3068 EDS ! to what end H4100 L-IPRO [ is ] it H2088 PMS for you ? the day H3117 NMS of the LORD H3068 EDS [ is ] darkness H2822 NMS , and not H3808 W-NPAR light H216 NMS .
YLT
18. Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why [is] this to you -- the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,
ASV
18. Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! Wherefore would ye have the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light.
WEB
18. "Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh! Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, And not light.
NASB
18. Woe to those who yearn for the day of the LORD! What will this day of the LORD mean for you? Darkness and not light!
ESV
18. Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! Why would you have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light,
RV
18. Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? it is darkness, and not light.
RSV
18. Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! Why would you have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light;
NKJV
18. Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good [is] the day of the LORD to you? It [will be] darkness, and not light.
MKJV
18. Woe to those desiring the day of Jehovah! What is this for you? The day of Jehovah is darkness and not light;
AKJV
18. Woe to 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.
NRSV
18. Alas for you who desire the day of the LORD! Why do you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness, not light;
NIV
18. 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.
NIRV
18. How terrible it will be for you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you want it to come? That day will be dark, not light.
NLT
18. What sorrow awaits you who say, "If only the day of the LORD were here!" You have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will bring darkness, not light.
MSG
18. Woe to all of you who want GOD's Judgment Day! Why would you want to see GOD, want him to come? When GOD comes, it will be bad news before it's good news, the worst of times, not the best of times.
GNB
18. How terrible it will be for you who long for the day of the LORD! What good will that day do you? For you it will be a day of darkness and not of light.
NET
18. Woe to those who wish for the day of the LORD! Why do you want the LORD's day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light.
ERVEN
18. Some of you want to see the Lord's special day of judgment. Why do you want to see that day? His special day will bring darkness, not light.