Amos

Amos 5:18–19

¹⁸Woe 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.

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.

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Amos 5:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֥וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to you who long for	הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים	ham·miṯ·’aw·wîm	Article; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H183 incline, desire
the Day	י֣וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
What	לָמָּה־	lām·māh-	Preposition-l; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will the Day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
be for you	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
It	הוּא־	hū-	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
darkness	חֹ֥שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
light	אֽוֹר׃	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light

Amos 5:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It will be like	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
a man	אִישׁ֙	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who flees	יָנ֥וּס	yā·nūs	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
from	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
a lion	הָאֲרִ֔י	hā·’ă·rî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
only to encounter	וּפְגָע֖וֹ	ū·p̄ə·ḡā·‘ōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
a bear	הַדֹּ֑ב	had·dōḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1677 bear
or who enters	וּבָ֣א	ū·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his house	הַבַּ֔יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and rests	וְסָמַ֤ךְ	wə·sā·maḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5564 lean, lay, rest, support
his hand	יָדוֹ֙	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wall	הַקִּ֔יר	haq·qîr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7023 wall
only to be bitten	וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ	ū·nə·šā·ḵōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5391 bite
by a snake	הַנָּחָֽשׁ׃	han·nā·ḥāš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5175 serpent

Cross-references

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Amos 5:18 Joel 1:15 · Joel 2:1–2 · Joel 2:31 · Jeremiah 30:7 · Malachi 4:1 · Isaiah 9:19 · Malachi 3:1–2 · Isaiah 5:30 · Isaiah 5:19 · Zephaniah 1:14–15 · Isaiah 24:11–12 · Joel 2:10

Amos 5:19 Isaiah 24:17–18 · Jeremiah 15:2–3 · Jeremiah 48:43–44 · Job 20:24–25 · Acts 28:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.