Amos 5:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. Wo unto you that desire the day of the Lord - The prophet had often denounced the coming of God's day, that is, of a time of judgment; and the unbelievers had said, "Let his day come, that we may see it." Now the prophet tells them that that day would be to them darkness - calamity, and not light - not prosperity.