Amos 3:6

Shall a shofar be blown in the city, 1 and the people not be afraid? 1 Shall there be disaster in a city, 1 and Hashem hath not caused it? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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?

In Context

5Can a bird fall in a pach ha'aretz (trap on the ground), 1 when his snare is not set? 1 Can a pach spring up from ha'aretz 1 without making a capture? 1

7Surely Adonoi Hashem will do nothing, 1 but He revealeth His sod (secret) 1 unto His avadim hanevi'im. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 50:20But as for you, ye intended ra'ah against me; but Elohim intended it for tovah, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save Am Rav (much people) alive.

Isaiah 14:24Hashem Tzva'os hath sworn, saying, 1 Surely as I have intended, so shall it come to pass; 1 and as I have purposed, so shall it stand; 1

Jeremiah 4:5Declare ye in Yehudah, and publish in Yerushalayim, and say: 1 Blow ye the shofar in HaAretz. 1 Cry out, gather together, and say: 1 Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities. 1

Jeremiah 5:22Fear ye not Me? saith Hashem; 1 will ye not tremble at My Presence 1 Who hath placed the chol (sand) as the boundary of the yam 1 by a chok olam, that it cannot transgress; 1 and though the waves thereof toss, 1 yet they cannot prevail; 1 though they roar, yet can they not pass over it. 1

Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear thee, O Melech HaGoyim? 1 For this is Thy due; 1 forasmuch as among all the chachamim of the Goyim, 1 and in kol malchut of them, 1 there is none like unto Thee. 1

Hosea 5:8Blow ye the shofar in Giv'ah, and the trumpet in Ramah; 1 cry aloud at Beit-Aven; after thee, O Binyamin! 1

Matthew Henry on Amos 3:2-9

God's Remonstrance with Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 1 Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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