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

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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 Dans toutes les vignes on se lamentera, Lorsque je passerai au milieu de toi, dit l’Éternel.

18 Malheur à ceux qui désirent le jour de l’Éternel! Qu’attendez-vous du jour de l’Éternel? Il sera ténèbres et non lumière.

19 Vous serez comme un homme qui fuit devant un lion Et que rencontre un ours, Qui gagne sa demeure, appuie sa main sur la muraille, Et que mord un serpent.

20 Le jour de l’Éternel n’est-il pas ténèbres et non lumière? N’est-il pas obscur et sans éclat?

21 Je hais, je méprise vos fêtes, Je ne puis sentir vos assemblées.

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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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