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It shall happen in that day, says the Lord Yahweh, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.
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A Metaphor for Sudden Disaster
Commentators overwhelmingly interpret the sun setting at noon not as a literal eclipse, but as a powerful metaphor. It signifies a sudden, complete, and shocking reversal of fortune. Israel, enjoying the peak of its prosperity (the 'noon' of its day), would be plunged into catastrophic judgment and despair, a darkness made more terrifying by the bright light it replaces.
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Amos
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will cause the sun to go down - Darkness is heaviest and blackest in contrast with the brightest light; sorrow is saddest when it comes up…
19th Century
Anglican
EXCURSUS C (Amos 8:9).
That an eclipse is referred to here, and used as a figure to express the overwhelming cal…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet speaks here metaphorically of the punishments that were then near at hand for the people. Since prosperity and success deceived the Isr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord God When this deluge and desolation of the land shall be, now spoken…
The rich and powerful of the land were the most guilty of oppression, as well as the foremost in idolatry. They were weary of the restraints of the…
