Amos

Amos 5:19

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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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.