Amos 5:19

New English Translation

Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:8

One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Isaiah 10:2

to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

Isaiah 10:3

What will you do on judgment day, when destruction arrives from a distant place? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

Acts 28:4

When the local people saw the creature hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer! Although he has escaped from the sea, Justice herself has not allowed him to live!”

Deuteronomy 32:24

They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.

Joshua 10:18

Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.