Amos 5:19
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“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
What Does Amos 5:19 Mean?
Amos 5:19 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 5, verse 19 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Temptation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 5:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 24:17“Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.”Job 20:24“He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.”Jeremiah 15:2“And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.”Ecclesiastes 10:8“He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.”Exodus 14:25“And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.”Jeremiah 48:43“Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.”Genesis 32:6“And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.”1 Samuel 5:12“And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.”Isaiah 24:18“And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.”Jeremiah 48:44“He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.”Acts 28:4“And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.”Revelation 13:2“And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”Exodus 4:3“And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.”Joshua 10:18“And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:”Judges 4:17“Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.”1 Samuel 5:9“And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.”2 Samuel 13:34“But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.”1 Kings 13:24“And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.”1 Kings 19:17“And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.”1 Kings 20:29“And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.”
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