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.
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American Standard Version
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is `set' for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?
Amplified® Bible
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth where there is no trap for him? Does a trap spring up from the ground when nothing at all has sprung it?
Contemporary English Version
How can anyone catch a bird without using a net? Does a trap spring shut unless something is caught?
Darby English Version
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin [is laid] for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken?
Good News Bible
Does a bird get caught in a trap if the trap has not been baited? Does a trap spring unless something sets it off ?
King James Version
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
New American Standard Bible
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
New International Version
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground
where no snare has been set?
Does a trap spring up from the earth
when there is nothing to catch?
New King James Version
Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no trap for it?
Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when no bait appears in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
Revised Standard Version
Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing?
Young's Literal Translation
Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it captureth not?
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