Amos 5:16 (YLT)

Passage

Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, the Lord, In all broad places <FI>is<Fi> lamentation, And in all out-places they say, `Alas, alas,' And called the husbandman to mourning, And to lamentation the skilful of wailing.

Nearby Context

Amos 5:14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, <FI>is<Fi> with you, as ye said.

Amos 5:15 Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:16 Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, the Lord, In all broad places <FI>is<Fi> lamentation, And in all out-places they say, `Alas, alas,' And called the husbandman to mourning, And to lamentation the skilful of wailing.

Amos 5:17 And in all vineyards <FI>is<Fi> lamentation, For I pass into thy midst, said Jehovah.

Amos 5:18 Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why <FI>is<Fi> this to you--the day of Jehovah? It is darkness, and not light,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "therefore", "thus", "said", "jehovah", "hosts", "lord", and "broad". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Hate evil and love good And set..." into verse 17's "And in all vineyards FI is Fi...", so "called" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.