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Amos 3:6
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If a ram’s horn is blown in a city,aren’t people afraid?If a disaster occurs in a city,hasn’t the Lord done it?
Does the shofar alarm sound in a city, Without the people being afraid? Does evil befall a city, And the LORD hasn't done it?
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?
Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it?
If a trumpet is blown in a city, will the people not tremble? If a disaster occurs in a city, has the LORD not brought it about?
When a trumpet blows a warning in a city, the people tremble. When trouble comes to a city, the Lord has caused it.
If a trumpet is blown in a city [warning of danger] will not the people tremble? If a disaster or misfortune occurs in a city has not the LORD caused it?
Or shall a trumpet be blowen in the citie, and the people be not afraide? or shall there be euil in a citie, and the Lord hath not done it?
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?
If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?If a calamity happens in a city has not Yahweh done it?
If a trumpet sounds in a city, will the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't it the Lord who brings disaster on a city?
When the shofar is blown in the city, don't the people tremble? Can disaster befall a city without Adonai 's having done it?
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]?
If people hear the warning blast of a trumpet, they shake with fear. If trouble comes to a city, the Lord caused it to happen.
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people be not afraid? Or shall there be misfortune in a city and the LORD has not done it?
Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does disaster strike a city unless the Lord sends it?
Or is a horn blown in a city and people are not afraid? Or does a disaster occur in the city and Yahweh has not done it?
If a ram's horn is blowing in a city, will the people not also tremble? If there is a calamity in a city, has Jehovah not even done it ?
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?
If the horn is sounded in the town will the people not be full of fear? will evil come on a town if the Lord has not done it?
Shall the horn be blown in a city, and the people not tremble? Shall evil befall a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
Shall a trumpet be blowen in the citie, and the people not be afraid? shall there be euill in a citie, and the Lord hath not done it?
Or shall a trumpet be blowen in the citie, & the people be not afrayde? or shall there be euyll in a citie, and the Lorde hath not done it?
Shall the trumpet sound in the city, and the people not be alarmed? shall there be evil in a city which the Lord has not wrought?
Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shalt evil befall a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, Without the people being afraid? Does evil befall a city, And Yahweh hasn't done it?
Whether a trumpe schal sowne in a citee, and the puple schal not drede? Whether yuel schal be in a citee, which yuel the Lord schal not make?
Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and Yahweh has not done it?
Shalt 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]?
If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?
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?
When the ram's horn blows a warning, shouldn't the people be alarmed? Does disaster come to a city unless the Lord has planned it?
Are not the people afraid when a horn is blown in a city? When trouble comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?
Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster befall a city, unless the Lord has done it?
Or a horn be blown in a city, and, a people, not tremble? Or calamity happen in a city, and, Yahweh, not have wrought with effect?
Shall the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done?
Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does evil befall a city, unless the LORD has done it?
Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done [it]?
Crie they out Alarum with the trompet in the cite, and the people not afrayed? Commeth there eny plage in a cite, without it be the LORDES doinge?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a trumpet: Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 6:1, Ezekiel 33:3, Hosea 5:8, Zephaniah 1:16
and the people: Jeremiah 5:22, Jeremiah 10:7, 2 Corinthians 5:11
be afraid: or, run together
shall there: That is, Shall there be any evil, or calamity - not moral evil inflicted on a wicked city, which does not proceed from me, as the effect of my wrath? These animated interrogatives were intended to convince the people that they had cause for alarm, as their monstrous iniquities called down the vengeance of God to punish them with these calamities. Genesis 50:20, Isaiah 14:24-27, Isaiah 45:7, Acts 2:23, Acts 4:28
the Lord hath not done it: or, and shall not the Lord do somewhat
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:20 - this Genesis 42:28 - What is Exodus 4:11 - General Leviticus 14:34 - I put the plague of leprosy Numbers 10:9 - then ye shall 1 Samuel 3:11 - I will do 1 Samuel 6:9 - he 1 Kings 12:15 - the cause 1 Kings 14:10 - I will bring 2 Kings 18:25 - Amos I now 2 Kings 24:3 - Surely 2 Chronicles 15:6 - God 2 Chronicles 21:16 - the Lord Job 1:21 - taken away Job 5:6 - trouble Psalms 105:16 - Moreover Isaiah 18:3 - see ye Isaiah 31:2 - will bring Isaiah 36:10 - General Isaiah 37:26 - how I Isaiah 42:24 - General Isaiah 48:6 - showed Jeremiah 4:19 - sound Jeremiah 6:17 - Hearken Jeremiah 29:4 - whom Jeremiah 34:22 - I will command Jeremiah 47:7 - the Lord Jeremiah 50:25 - this Jeremiah 51:1 - I will Jeremiah 51:27 - ye up Lamentations 3:38 - General Ezekiel 28:7 - I will Hosea 8:1 - the trumpet Joel 2:1 - and sound Amos 6:11 - the Lord Micah 1:12 - but Zechariah 8:10 - for 1 Corinthians 14:8 - General Revelation 8:2 - trumpets
Cross-References
The serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God had made. He spoke to the Woman: "Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?"
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
After Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, Potiphar an Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and the manager of his household, bought him from them. As it turned out, God was with Joseph and things went very well with him. He ended up living in the home of his Egyptian master. His master recognized that God was with him, saw that God was working for good in everything he did. He became very fond of Joseph and made him his personal aide. He put him in charge of all his personal affairs, turning everything over to him. From that moment on, God blessed the home of the Egyptian—all because of Joseph. The blessing of God spread over everything he owned, at home and in the fields, and all Potiphar had to concern himself with was eating three meals a day. Joseph was a strikingly handsome man. As time went on, his master's wife became infatuated with Joseph and one day said, "Sleep with me."
One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant."
"I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes. So what can I expect from God? What do I deserve from God Almighty above? Isn't calamity reserved for the wicked? Isn't disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong? Isn't God looking, observing how I live? Doesn't he mark every step I take?
"And you, son of man: The day I take away the people's refuge, their great joy, the delight of their life, what they've most longed for, along with all their children—on that very day a survivor will arrive and tell you what happened to the city. You'll break your silence and start talking again, talking to the survivor. Again, you'll be an example for them. And they'll recognize that I am God ."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city,.... Meaning not any trumpet blown, as the silver trumpet for the gathering of the people to worship, or the jubilee trumpet, which proclaimed liberty to them, or any other, expressive of joy and gladness; but the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war, or what is blown by the watchmen on the walls, descrying an enemy, or some danger, near:
and the people not be afraid? they must, they usually are, lest their lives, and their children's, should be taken away, and their substance become a prey to the enemy: or, "and the people not run together" f; into some one place for shelter, or to consult together how to provide for their safety, and secure themselves from danger. So when the prophets of the Lord, by his order, lift up their voice like a trumpet, to show his people their transgressions; or when, as watchmen, they blow the trumpet, to give notice of approaching danger; can they hear such denunciations of his wrath for their sins, and not tremble at them, or not take some ways and methods to escape it?
shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done [it]? which is not to be understood of the evil of sin, of which God is not the author, it being contrary to his nature and will; and though he permits it to be done by others, yet he never does it himself, nor so much as tempts men to it, James 1:13; unless the words should be rendered, as they may be, "shall there be evil in a city, and shall not the Lord do" or "work" g? shall sin be committed in a city, all sorts of sin, in the most bold and extravagant manner, and will not the Lord do something to show his resentment of it? is it not time for him to arise and work for his name's sake? will he not visit for these things, and be avenged on such a city, and the inhabitants of it? but this may be interpreted of the evil of affliction or judgment; which, wherever it comes, is by the order and appointment of God, and is inflicted by him; thus evil, as well as good, comes out of the mouth and hand of the most High; and he creates the evil of adversity, as well as makes peace and prosperity; see Job 2:10.
f ×× ××ר×× "non accurrit", Drusius, Tarnovius. g ××××× ×× ×¢×©× "[and] shall not the Lord do [somewhat]?" margin of our Bibles.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Is there evil in the city and the Lord hath not done it? - Evil is of two sorts, evil of sin, and evil of punishment. There is no other; for evil of nature, or evil of fortune, are evils, by Godâs Providence, punishing the evil of sin. Augustine, c. Adim. 26: âEvil, which is sin, the Lord hath not done; evil, which is punishment for sin, the Lord bringeth.â The Providence of God governing and controlling all things, man doth ill which he wills, so as to suffer ill which he wills not. Only, evil which is by Godâs Providence the punishment of sin is in this life remedial and through final impenitence alone becomes purely judicial.
Rib.: âRefer not, the prophet would say, the ills which ye suffer and will suffer, to any other causes, as people are accustomed to do. God, in His displeasure, sends them upon you. And that ye may know this the more certainly, whatever He shall send He will first reveal to the prophets and by them ye shall be forewarned. See then that ye despise not my words, or the words of the other prophets. People ascribe their sufferings to fortune, accident, any cause, rather than the displeasure of God. The intemperate will think anything the cause of their illness rather than their intemperance. People love the things of the world and cannot and will not be persuaded that so many evils are brought on them by the things which they love. So then God explains through the prophets the punishment which He purposes to bring on people.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Amos 3:6. Shall a trumpet be blown — The sign of alarm and invasion.
And the people not be afraid? — Not take the alarm, and provide for their defence and safety?
Shall there be evil in a city — Shall there be any public calamity on the wicked, that is not an effect of my displeasure? The word does not mean moral evil, but punishment for sin; calamities falling on the workers of iniquity. Natural evil is the punishment of moral evil: God sends the former when the latter is persisted in.
