Amos 5:19
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Amos 5:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
wie wenn jemand vor dem Löwen flieht, und es begegnet ihm ein Bär; und er kommt nach Hause und stützt seine Hand an die Mauer, und es beißt ihn eine Schlange.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Como el que huye de delante del león, y se topa con el oso; ó si entrare en casa y arrimare su mano á la pared, y le muerda la culebra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Será como se alguém fugisse do leão, e o urso se encontrasse com ele; ou como se entrasse em alguma casa e apoiasse sua mão à parede, e fosse picado por uma cobra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Será como quando um homem foge de um leão, e um urso o encontra; ou ele entra numa casa, coloca sua mão na parede, e uma cobra o morde.
📖 Amos 5:19 in Context
17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord.
18Woe 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.
19As 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.
20Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
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