Amos 4:8

4:8 People from ¹  two or three cities staggered into one city to get ²  water,

but remained thirsty. ³ 

Still you did not come back to me.”

The Lord is speaking!

Amos 5:19

5:19 Disaster will be inescapable, ⁴ 

as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear,

then escaped ⁵  into a house,

leaned his hand against the wall,

and was bitten by a poisonous snake.

[4:8]  ¹ tn The words “people from” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[4:8]  ² tn Heb “to drink.”

[4:8]  ³ tn Or “were not satisfied.”

[5:19]  ⁴ tn The words “Disaster will be inescapable” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “went” (so KJV, NRSV).