Amos 5:19
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.
Cross-references
Amos 9:1 declares that no one will escape judgment, fulfilling the futile escape imagery in Amos 5:19.
Amos 9:2 echoes inescapable judgment — no escape from God's hand, mirroring the fleeing-from-danger theme.
Job 20:24 directly parallels fleeing from one weapon only to be pierced by another — same unavoidable calamity pattern.
Isaiah 24:18 exactly mirrors the fleeing pattern: flee terror → fall into pit → caught in snare. Strong parallel.
Jeremiah 48:44 repeats the same sequence: flee terror → fall into pit → caught in snare. Direct parallel to Amos's three perils.
Jeremiah 48:44 uses the same three-step disaster imagery (flee to pit, climb to snare) — a clear parallel to Amos's inescapable judgment.
1 Kings 19:17 describes an inescapable chain of judgment by sword — mirroring Amos's sequence of disasters that leave no escape.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 warns that breaking a hedge leads to a serpent bite — a proverbial echo of the same unexpected danger Amos depicts.
Jeremiah 5:6 uses lion, wolf, and leopard as agents of judgment — a similar animal triad illustrating inescapable destruction.
Jeremiah 8:17 says God will send serpents that bite despite charms — parallels the serpent bite in Amos as unstoppable judgment.
Isaiah 24:17 uses a triad of terrors (terror, pit, snare) — similar to Amos's lion, bear, snake triple threats.