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Amos 5:19

Judgment

17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.

18 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.

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.

20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in 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.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 24:17–18

    Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

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  • Jeremiah 15:2–3

    And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.

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  • Jeremiah 48:43–44

    Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

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  • Job 20:24–25

    He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

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  • Acts 28:4

    And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

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  • 1 Kings 20:29–30

    And they pitched 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 an hundred thousand footmen in one day.

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  • Amos 9:1–2

    I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

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