Amos 5:16-18

Contemporary English Version

Noisy crying will be heard
    in every town and street.
Even farmers will be told
    to mourn for the dead,
together with those
    who are paid to mourn.^[a]
17 Your vineyards will be filled
with crying and weeping,^[b]
    because I will punish you.
I, the Lord, have spoken!

¹⁸ You look forward to the day
when the Lord comes to judge.
    But you are in for trouble!
It won't be a time of sunshine;
    all will be darkness.