 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...  Life and Works: A Collection of Pamphlets - Page 124by Joanna Southcott - 1813Full view - About this book
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1866 - 828 pages
...of the whirlwind ; or rather, to express it in the Prophet's words, it will be to him " as if a man did flee from a lion and a bear met him, or went into the house 18C6.J [March, and leaned his hand on tie wall, and a serpent bit him ; " * the end, we fear, of many... | |
 | Henry Cowles - Bible - 1867 - 458 pages
...way that they shall feel his presence and be made fearfully conscious of his wrath. 19. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went...leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20. Shall not the day of the LOED be darkness, and not light ? even very dark, and no brightness in... | |
 | James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - 482 pages
...now make yourselves the day of judgment, but only to clear merry with it ! — Caryl. " As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him ; or went...leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. w Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light ? even very dark, and no brightness in it... | |
 | John F. A. Sawyer - Biography & Autobiography - 1984 - 284 pages
...pahat ("pit") . . . pah ("snare"). There will be no escape: in Amos' words, it will be as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned with his hand against the wall and a serpent bit him. (5:19) Jeremiah uses very similar language for... | |
 | Peter C. Craigie - Religion - 1984 - 260 pages
...the Lord! Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light: 19 as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned with his hand against the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20Is not the day of the Lord darkness and not... | |
 | Paul Ricœur - Philosophy - 1967 - 372 pages
...It will be darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him! As if he went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him! Shall not the day of Yahweh be darkness, and not light? It will be dark, without any brightness. Amos... | |
 | William E. Blackstone - Religion - 1908 - 268 pages
...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...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?... | |
 | Joseph Blenkinsopp - Religion - 2010 - 268 pages
...Day of Yahweh! Why would you have the Day of Yahweh? It is darkness and not light. As if a man (led from a lion and a bear met him; Or went into the house, leaned on the wall, and a snake bit him. .,. Is not the Day of Yahweh darkness and not light, And gloom... | |
 | Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi - Social Science - 1992 - 234 pages
...Jewish history. Some Israelis expressed the idea that they were not that different from their ancestors. flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into...leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him" (Amos 5:19). The words of an Old Testament prophet seem to match the subjective feelings of many Israelis.... | |
 | Jean Calvin - Religion - 1994 - 344 pages
...until God's wrath be appeased — as He testifies Himself through the Prophet Amos (5.19), 'As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him: or went into the house . . . and a serpent bit him.' Hence the repeated and regular expression in Scripture, 'He promises pardon from... | |
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