Holy Scripture
Amos 5:20
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 18-20.) Woe to those who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for it? That day will be darkness, not light. 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. Will not the day of the Lord be dark…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
20Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? and is not this day gloom without brightness?
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In context
18Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.
19As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him; and he should spring into his house, and lean his hands upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.
— Amos 5:20 —
21I hate, I reject your feasts, and I will not smell your meat offerings in your general assemblies.
22Wherefore if ye should bring me your whole burnt sacrifices and meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I have respect to your grand peace offerings.