Will a young lion1 cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?
Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all?
aIf there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it?
Punishment of Israel’s Sins
And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say:
‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria;
See great tumults in her midst,
And the1 oppressed within her.
Says the Lord,
‘Who store up violence and1 robbery in their palaces.’ ”
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American Standard Version
Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and Jehovah hath not done it?
Amplified® Bible
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city and the people not be alarmed {and} afraid? Shall misfortune {or} evil occur [as punishment] and the Lord has not caused it?
Contemporary English Version
Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't it the LORD who brings disaster on a city?
Darby English Version
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done [it]?
Good News Bible
Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does disaster strike a city unless the LORD sends it?
King James Version
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
New American Standard Bible
If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?
New International Version
When a trumpet sounds in a city,
do not the people tremble?
When disaster comes to a city,
has not the LORD caused it?
New King James Version
If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid?
If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
If someone blows a trumpet in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?
Revised Standard Version
Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does evil befall a city, unless the LORD has done it?
Young's Literal Translation
Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done `it'?
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