Amos 5:19
What does Amos 5:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Amos 5:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000As 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611As 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901As 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949As if a man, running away from a lion, came face to face with a bear; or went into the house and put his hand on the wall and got a bite from a snake.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As <FI>when<Fi> one fleeth from the face of the lion, And the bear hath met him, And he hath come in to the house, And hath leant his hand on the wall, And the serpent hath bitten him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him: or enter into the house, and lean with his hand upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890as if a man fled 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.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.
- 1 Kings 20:29
And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day.
- Job 20:24
He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
- Jeremiah 48:43
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.
- Isaiah 24:17
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
- Acts 28:4
And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
Related questions readers ask
Keep reading
Want to dig deeper? Explore Amos 5
Hand-picked devotionals, topical studies, and pastoral answers that draw on Amos 5.