Amo 5:19 | NET2full | 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, ^{▼▼tn 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 into ^{▼▼tn Heb “went” (so KJV, NRSV).} a house,
leaned his hand against the wall,
and was bitten by a poisonous snake.