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Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house— and he’s bitten by a snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall, and a serpent bit him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It <i>will be</i> as though a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him! Or <i>as though</i> he went into the house, Leaned his hand on the wall, And a serpent bit him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As when a man flees from a lion And a bear confronts him, Or he goes home, leans with his hand against the wall, And a snake bites him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As when a man flees from a lion And a bear meets him, Or goes home, leans his hand against the wall And a snake bites him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As when a man flees from a lion, And a bear meets him, Or goes home, leans his hand against the wall, And a snake bites him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As when a man flees from a lion And a bear meets him; Or he goes home, leans his hand against the wall, And a snake bites him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger] And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway], Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall And a snake bites him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be like a man who flees from a lion only to have a bear confront him. He goes home and rests his hand against the wall only to have a snake bite him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be like a man who flees from a lion only to have a bear confront him. He goes home and rests his hand against the wall only to have a snake bite him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will run from a lion, only to meet a bear. You will escape to your house, rest your hand on the wall, and be bitten by a snake. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is like a person who flees from a lion only to be attacked by a bear. It is like a person who goes home and puts his hand on the wall only to be bitten by a snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It will be like someone who runs from a lion and meets a bear! Or like someone who comes home and puts his hand on the wall--only to be bitten by a snake! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It will be like a man who runs from a lion, only to encounter a bear; or who comes home, leans his hand against a wall, and a serpent bites him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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 serpent bit him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As [when] one flees from the face of the lion, "" And the bear has met him, "" And he has come into the house, "" And has leaned his hand on the wall, "" And the serpent has bitten him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As when 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />According as a man will flee from the face of the lion and the bear struck upon him, and he came into the house and leaned his hand upon the wall, and the serpent bit him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As if someone fled from a lion and a bear met him; Or as if on entering the house he rested his hand against the wall, and a snake bit it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />as if someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear; or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As when 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />As when a man fled from before a lion and a bear met with him, and he entered the house and he put his hand on the wall and a serpent bit him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As if a man did flee from a lion, And a bear met him; And went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, And a serpent bit him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him; and he should spring into his house, and lean his hands upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/5-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=890" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/5.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">It will be like</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: yā·nūs (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">who flees</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: hā·’ă·rî (Art:: N-ms) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">a lion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6293.htm" title="6293: ū·p̄ə·ḡā·‘ōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To meet, encounter, reach. A primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or by importunity.">only to encounter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1677.htm" title="1677: had·dōḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- A bear. Or dowb; from dabab; the bear.">a bear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">or who enters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">his house</a> <a href="/hebrew/5564.htm" title="5564: wə·sā·maḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To lean, lay, rest, support. A primitive root; to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of.">and rests</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: haq·qîr (Art:: N-ms) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall.">the wall,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5391.htm" title="5391: ū·nə·šā·ḵōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to strike with a sting; figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan.">only to be bitten</a> <a href="/hebrew/5175.htm" title="5175: han·nā·ḥāš (Art:: N-ms) -- A serpent. From nachash; a snake.">by a snake.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18</a></span><br />Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Jeremiah 48:44</a></span><br />“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24</a></span><br />Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Isaiah 8:22</a></span><br />Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Isaiah 10:3</a></span><br />What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Isaiah 24:17</a></span><br />Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Isaiah 59:9</a></span><br />Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm">Jeremiah 11:11</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</a></span><br />If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Lamentations 3:47</a></span><br />Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Matthew 24:43</a></span><br />But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-35.htm">Luke 21:35</a></span><br />For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-31.htm">Hebrews 10:31</a></span><br />It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-16.htm">Revelation 6:16-17</a></span><br />And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">As if.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Amos 9:1,2</a></b></br> I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29,30</a></b></br> And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And <i>so</i> it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24,25</a></b></br> He shall flee from the iron weapon, <i>and</i> the bow of steel shall strike him through… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Bit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Bite</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-11.htm">Bites</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-8.htm">Bitten</a> <a href="/daniel/10-3.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/amos/2-16.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/amos/5-3.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/daniel/4-4.htm">Home</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Leant</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/amos/4-12.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Meets</a> <a href="/amos/3-3.htm">Met</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Running</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/amos/4-3.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/matthew/7-3.htm">Bit</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Bite</a> <a href="/genesis/49-17.htm">Bites</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Bitten</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Home</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">House</a> <a href="/john/8-6.htm">Leant</a> <a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/mark/3-26.htm">Meets</a> <a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Met</a> <a href="/luke/2-41.htm">Rested</a> <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Running</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Serpent</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Snake</a> <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-1.htm">A lamentation for Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">God rejects their hypocritical service.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>It will be like a man who flees from a lion</b><br>This phrase illustrates the inescapable nature of divine judgment. In the ancient Near East, lions were common threats, symbolizing danger and fear. The imagery of fleeing from a lion suggests a desperate attempt to escape imminent peril. Biblically, lions often represent God's judgment or powerful adversaries (e.g., <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>, where Satan is likened to a roaring lion). The context of Amos is a warning to Israel about the coming judgment due to their unfaithfulness and injustice.<p><b>only to encounter a bear</b><br>The bear, another dangerous predator, signifies an unexpected and equally deadly threat. In the biblical context, bears are less common than lions but still represent formidable danger (<a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm">2 Kings 2:24</a>). This part of the verse emphasizes that escaping one form of judgment only leads to another, underscoring the futility of trying to avoid God's decreed consequences. The imagery suggests that human efforts to evade divine justice are ultimately in vain.<p><b>or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall</b><br>The house is typically a place of safety and refuge. Resting one's hand against the wall implies a sense of relief and security after escaping danger. However, this false sense of security is deceptive. In the cultural context, homes were simple structures, and leaning against a wall would be a natural action upon entering. This part of the verse highlights the illusion of safety that people might feel when they believe they have escaped judgment.<p><b>only to be bitten by a snake</b><br>The snake, often a symbol of deceit and hidden danger (<a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1</a>), represents an unexpected and lethal threat within the perceived safety of one's home. This imagery conveys the message that judgment is unavoidable and can strike when least expected. The snake bite serves as a metaphor for the sudden and inescapable nature of God's retribution. This reflects the broader biblical theme that sin and disobedience lead to inevitable consequences, as seen in the fall of man and the curses in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, Amos was called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. His prophecies are characterized by a strong call for justice and righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had fallen into idolatry and social injustice. Amos's message was directed towards their impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lion_and_bear.htm">Lion and Bear</a></b><br>Symbolic representations of danger and judgment. In the context of Amos, they represent the inescapable nature of God's judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/house.htm">House</a></b><br>Represents a place of perceived safety and security. The imagery of entering a house only to be bitten by a snake underscores the futility of seeking refuge from God's judgment through human means.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/snake.htm">Snake</a></b><br>A symbol of unexpected danger and judgment. It highlights the inevitability and surprise of God's judgment when one thinks they are safe.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Inevitability of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is unavoidable for those who persist in sin. Just as the man in <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19</a> cannot escape danger, neither can we escape God's righteous judgment without repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a></b><br>Trusting in worldly security or human solutions is futile when facing divine judgment. True safety is found only in repentance and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_surprise_of_judgment.htm">The Surprise of Judgment</a></b><br>Judgment can come unexpectedly, like a snake bite. We must live in readiness, aligning our lives with God's will to avoid being caught off guard.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Amos's message is a call to repentance. We must examine our lives, turn from sin, and seek God's mercy to avoid the consequences of judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Amos serve as God's messengers, warning of judgment and calling for repentance. We should heed their messages and apply them to our lives today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_amos.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Amos?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_jackals_symbolize_in_the_bible.htm">Who is Angel Ariel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_91_13_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Psalm 91:13 states believers will trample on lions and snakes; is this to be taken literally, and if so, why does no historical record confirm such extraordinary feats?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_daniel_7_beasts_as_empires.htm">In Daniel 7:2-7, each beast represents a different kingdom--how can we verify these symbolic empires through reliable archaeological or historical records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "ital">Your escape will be impossible.</span> You will avoid one calamity, only to fall into a worse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - Amos explains the dangers of this judgment day by illustrations drawn from pastoral life, equivalent to the rushing from Charybdis into Scylla. Every place is full of danger - the open country, the shelter of the house. Jerome applies the passage to the fate of the kingdom in general: "Fugientibus vobis a facie Nabuchodonosor leonis occurrent Medi, Persae, demum Antiochus Epiphanes, qui moretur in templo et vos instar colubri mordeat, nequaquam foris in Babylone, sed intra terminos terrae sanctae." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/5-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">It will be like</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who flees</span><br /><span class="heb">יָנ֥וּס</span> <span class="translit">(yā·nūs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a lion</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲרִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">only to encounter</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְגָע֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·ḡā·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6293.htm">Strong's 6293: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a bear,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדֹּ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(had·dōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1677.htm">Strong's 1677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or who enters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his house</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rests</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסָמַ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·sā·maḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5564.htm">Strong's 5564: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prop, to lean upon, take hold of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wall,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקִּ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7023.htm">Strong's 7023: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">only to have a serpent</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּחָֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḥāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5175.htm">Strong's 5175: </a> </span><span class="str2">A serpent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bite him.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·šā·ḵōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5391.htm">Strong's 5391: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike with a, sting, to oppress with usury</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/5-19.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 5:19 As if a man fled (Amo. 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