Amos 5:17-19

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁷ People will be crying in the vineyards,
    because I will pass through and punish you.”
    This is what the Lord said.
¹⁸ Some of you want to see
    the Lord’s special day of judgment.
Why do you want to see that day of the Lord?
    His special day will bring darkness, not light.
¹⁹ You will be like someone who escapes from a lion
    only to be attacked by a bear,
or like someone who goes into the safety of his house,
    leans against the wall,
    and is bitten by a snake.