Amos 5:8 (YLT)

Passage

The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day <FI>as<Fi> night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His name;

Nearby Context

Amos 5:6 Seek ye Jehovah, and live, Lest He prosper as fire <FI>against<Fi> the house of Joseph, And it hath consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El.

Amos 5:7 Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,

Amos 5:8 The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day <FI>as<Fi> night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His name;

Amos 5:9 Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.

Amos 5:10 They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "maker", "kimah", "kesil", "turner", "morning", "death-shade", "night", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "maker" and "kimah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment..." into verse 9's "Who is brightening up the spoiled against...", so "maker" and "kimah" 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 "maker" and "kimah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.