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Amos 5:19

Judgment

17 There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.

18 Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.

It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.

20 Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?

21 “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
as 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.
BLB
as when a man flees from a lion and a bear meets him, or he comes into the house and leans his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.
ÅB
Det er som når en flykter for en løve, men støter på en bjørn, og når han kommer hjem og støtter seg til veggen med hånden, blir han bitt av en orm.
OTB
Det vil være som om en mann flyktet fra en løve
bare for å møte en bjørn,
eller som om han gikk inn i sitt hus og lente hånden mot veggen
bare for å bli bitt av en slange.
B1930
Det er som når en flykter for en løve, men støter på en bjørn, og når han kommer hjem og støtter sig til veggen med hånden, blir han bitt av en orm.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 24:17–18

    Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.

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  • Jeremiah 15:2–3

    If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’

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  • Jeremiah 48:43–44

    Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.

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  • Job 20:24–25

    Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.

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  • Acts 28:4

    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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  • 1 Kings 20:29–30

    For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

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  • Amos 9:1–2

    I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

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