Amos 5:19 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁹ You will be like a man\par that escapes a lion\par only to be attacked by a bear!\par You will be like a man\par that goes into the safety of his house,\par leans against the wall,\par and is bitten by a snake!\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ It is as if a man fled from a lion and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned with his hand against the wall and a serpent bit him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ as if someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear; or sought refuge in a house, rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ It is as if a man flees from the face of a lion, only to have a bear meet him; or, he enters a house and leans with his hand against the wall, only to have a snake bite him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him: or enter into the house, and lean with his hand upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.

Amos 5:19 Tagairtí Cros

Ecclesiastes 10:8

A person that digs a hole might fall into it. A person that knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake.

Isaiah 10:2

Those lawmakers are not fair to the poor people. They take away the poor people’s rights. They allow people to steal from widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [112]}

Isaiah 10:3

Lawmakers, you will have to explain the things you have done. What will you do at that time? Your destruction is coming from a faraway country. Where will you run for help? Your money and your riches will not help you.

Acts 28:4

The people living on the island saw the snake hanging from Paul’s hand. They said, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice {\cf2\super [519]} does not want him to live.”

Deuteronomy 32:24

They will become thin from hunger. Terrible diseases will destroy them. I will send wild animals against them. Poisonous snakes and lizards will bite them.

Joshua 10:18

Joshua said, “Cover the entrance to the cave with large rocks. Put some men there to guard the cave.