Amos 5:19

Amos 5:19 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

19It will be as though a man fled from a lion

only to meet a bear,

as though he entered his house

and rested his hand on the wall

only to have a snake bite him.

19As when a man flees from a lion

And a bear confronts him,

5:19 Or ThenOr he goes home, leans with his hand against the wall,

And a snake bites him.

19As 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.

19It 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.

19It 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.

19It will be like a man running away from a lion

only to meet a bear.

He enters his house and rests his hand on a wall

only to be bitten by a snake.