Amos 3:6

Amos 3:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?
• English Standard Version (ESV)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?
• New King James Version (NKJV)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?

Context of Amos 3:6

4Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey? 5Does a bird ever get caught in a trap that has no bait? Does a trap spring shut when there’s nothing to catch? 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? 7Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets. 8The lion has roared— so who isn’t frightened? The Sovereign Lord has spoken— so who can refuse to proclaim his message?

Amos 3:6 word by word

אִם־יִתָּקַ֤ע שׁוֹפָר֙ בְּעִ֔יר וְעָ֖ם לֹ֣א יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ אִם־תִּהְיֶ֤ה רָעָה֙ בְּעִ֔יר וַיהוָ֖ה לֹ֥א עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Shall a trumpetשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• be blownתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• not be afraidחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
• shall there be evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath not doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Amos 3:6

• Jeremiah 4:5“Shout to Judah, and broadcast to Jerusalem! Tell them to sound the alarm throughout the land: ‘Run for your lives! Flee to the fortified cities!’
• Jeremiah 6:1“Run for your lives, you people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the alarm in Tekoa! Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem! A powerful army is coming from the north, coming with disaster and destruction.
• Ezekiel 33:3When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people.
• Hosea 5:8“Sound the alarm in Gibeah! Blow the trumpet in Ramah! Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven! Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!
• Zephaniah 1:16a day of trumpet calls and battle cries. Down go the walled cities and the strongest battlements!
• Jeremiah 5:22Have you no respect for me? Why don’t you tremble in my presence? I, the Lord, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. The waves may toss and roar, but they can never pass the boundaries I set.
• Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear you, O King of nations? That title belongs to you alone! Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the world, there is no one like you.
• 2 Corinthians 5:11Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
• Genesis 50:20You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sworn this oath: “It will all happen as I have planned. It will be as I have decided.
• Isaiah 45:7I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.
• Acts 2:23But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.
• Acts 4:28But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will.

Commentaries on Amos 3:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Shall a trumpet be blown - The sign of alarm and invasion. And the people not be afraid? - Not take the alarm, and provide for their defense 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Is 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 God‘s Providence, punishing the evil of sin. Augustine, c. Adim. 26: “Evil, which is sin, the Lord hath not done; evil, which is punishment for sin, the Lord bringeth.” The Providence of God governing and controlling all things, man doth ill which he wills, so as to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6calamity … has not the LORD caused it?: God sends both the good and pleasant, as well as the harmful and painful (Isaiah 45:7; Lamentations 3:38; see Deuteronomy 28; Job 2:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. Here follow several questions of a parable-like kind, to awaken conviction in the people. Can two walk together, except they be agreed?--Can God's prophets be so unanimous in prophesying against you, if God's Spirit were not joined with them, or if their prophecies were false? The Israelites were "at ease," not believing that God was with the prophets in their denunciations of coming ruin to the nation (Am 6:1, 3; compare 1Ki 22:18, 24, 27; Jr 43:2)…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Amos 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings