Key Verse Spotlight
Amos 5:19 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.”
Amos 5:19
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And in all vineyards {shall be} wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end {is} it for you? the day of the LORD {is} darkness, and not light.
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
{Shall} not the day of the LORD {be} darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. {in...: or, your holy days}
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