Amo 5:19 | NETfull | STEP | 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.

Amos 5:19

19 Disaster will be inescapable, ^{▼▼ The words “Disaster will be inescapable” are supplied in the translation for clarification.}
as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear,
then escaped ^{▼▼ Heb “went” (so KJV, NRSV).} into a house,
leaned his hand against the wall,
and was bitten by a poisonous snake.