Amos 5:19 — Bible Verse (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.”
Amos 5:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 5:19 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Amos 5:19 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Amos 5:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Amos 5:19 — World English Bible
Amos 5:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“As <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.”
Amos 5:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 5:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Amos 5:19 — Darby Translation
Amos 5:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As if a man did flee from a lyon, and a beare met him: or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.”
Amos 5:19 — Geneva Bible
Amos 5:19 in Context — Amos 5
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.
19 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.
What Does Amos 5:19 Mean?
Amos 5:19 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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