Amos 3:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 3:6

4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey?
Will a young lion¹ cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

5 Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no¹ trap for it?
Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all?

6 If a¹ trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid?
^aIf there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it?

7 Surely the Lord God does nothing,
Unless ^aHe reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

8 A lion has roared!
Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
^aWho can but prophesy?

Punishment of Israel’s Sins

9 “Proclaim in the palaces at¹ Ashdod,
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.

Verse Comparison: Amos 3:6

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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'?

New English Translation
If an alarm sounds¹ in a city, do people not fear?² If disaster overtakes a³ city, is the Lord not responsible?⁴

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