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Amos 5:19

World English Bible

As if a man fled from a lion,
and a bear met him;
Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall,
and a snake bit him.

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Amos 5:19 in other translations

As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Amos 5:19 · American Standard Version

Amos 5:19 in context

  1. 17In all vineyards there will be wailing;
    for I will pass through the middle of you,” says Yahweh.
  2. 18“Woe to you who desire the day of Yahweh!
    Why do you long for the day of Yahweh?
    It is darkness,
    and not light.
  3. 19As if a man fled from a lion,
    and a bear met him;
    Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall,
    and a snake bit him.
  4. 20Won’t the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light?
    Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
  5. 21I hate, I despise your feasts,
    and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies.