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Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Does a bird ever get caught in a trap that has no bait? Does a trap spring shut when there’s nothing to catch?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin <i>is</i> for him? shall <i>one</i> take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no device in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the ground when it has caught nothing at all? [Of course not! So it is that Israel has earned her impending judgment.]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />How can anyone catch a bird without using a net? Does a trap spring shut unless something is caught? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there's no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has caught something?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Does a bird get caught in a trap if the trap has not been baited? Does a trap spring unless something sets it off? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Does a bird fall into a snare on the ground without any bait in the trap? Will a trap snap shut when there is nothing to catch?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Does a bird fall into a snare of the earth, "" And there is no trap for it? Does a snare go up from the ground, "" And it does not capture prey?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Will the bird fall upon the snare of the earth and no noose for her? shall a snare be brought up from the earth and a taking shall not be taken?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowler? Shall the snare be taken up from the earth, before it hath taken somewhat ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Will a bird fall into a snare on the ground, if there is no bird-catcher? Will a snare be taken away from the ground, before it has caught something?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Does a bird swoop down on a trap on the ground when there is no lure for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground without catching anything? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Does a bird fall into 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?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Will a bird fall into a snare upon the earth without a hunter? Or can a trap spring up from the ground and catch the prey without being set?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Will a bird fall into a snare in the earth without a hunter, or does a snare rise from the Earth and snatch it?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Will a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, Where there is no lure for it? Will a snare spring up from the ground, And have taken nothing at all?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Will a bird fall on the earth without a fowler? will a snare be taken up from the earth without having taken anything?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/3-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=403" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/3.htm">Witnesses Against Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing? <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: ṣip·pō·wr (N-cs) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">Does a bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: hă·ṯip·pōl (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6341.htm" title="6341: paḥ (N-msc) -- A, sheet, a spring net. From pachach; a sheet; also a spring net.">a snare</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">where no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4170.htm" title="4170: ū·mō·w·qêš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A bait or lure, a snare. Or moqesh; from yaqosh; a noose: by implication, a hook.">bait</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">has been set?</a> <a href="/hebrew/6341.htm" title="6341: paḥ (N-ms) -- A, sheet, a spring net. From pachach; a sheet; also a spring net.">Does a trap</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: hă·ya·‘ă·leh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">spring</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: wə·lā·ḵō·wḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">when it has</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: yil·kō·wḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">to catch?</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-27</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-17.htm">Proverbs 1:17</a></span><br />How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Hosea 7:12</a></span><br />As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:12</a></span><br />For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3</a></span><br />Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Isaiah 24:17-18</a></span><br />Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. / Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-52.htm">Lamentations 3:52</a></span><br />Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a></span><br />But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/18-8.htm">Job 18:8-10</a></span><br />For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh. / A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him. / A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Matthew 24:28</a></span><br />Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Luke 17:37</a></span><br />“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-26.htm">2 Timothy 2:26</a></span><br />Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Can a bird fall in a snare on the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:12</a></b></br> For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so <i>are</i> the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Jeremiah 31:28</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Daniel 9:14</a></b></br> Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God <i>is</i> righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Bait</a> <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-32.htm">Captures</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm">Captureth</a> <a href="/hosea/2-7.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-43.htm">Gin</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Lure</a> <a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Net</a> <a href="/amos/3-3.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Trap</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/james/1-14.htm">Bait</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/joshua/15-16.htm">Captures</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Captureth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/romans/11-9.htm">Gin</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Lure</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Net</a> <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/amos/7-1.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/matthew/22-15.htm">Trap</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm">The necessity of God's judgment against Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/3-9.htm">The publication of it, with the causes thereof.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set?</b><br>This phrase uses a metaphor to illustrate the certainty of cause and effect. In the ancient Near East, bird trapping was a common practice, and hunters would set bait to lure birds into snares. The rhetorical question implies that a bird would not be caught unless there is a reason, such as bait. This reflects the principle that God’s judgment on Israel is not without cause. The Israelites' sins are the "bait" that has led to their impending judgment. This concept is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/26-2.htm">Proverbs 26:2</a>, which states that a curse without cause does not come to rest. The imagery also points to the inevitability of consequences for actions, a theme prevalent throughout the prophetic books.<p><b>Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?</b><br>This phrase continues the theme of cause and effect, emphasizing that a trap does not activate without a trigger. In the context of Amos, it suggests that the calamities facing Israel are not random but are a direct result of their disobedience and idolatry. The trap represents God's judgment, which is set off by the nation's sins. This imagery is consistent with the broader biblical narrative where God’s actions are purposeful and just. The idea of a trap springing is also reminiscent of the suddenness of judgment, as seen in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a>, where destruction comes unexpectedly. Theologically, it underscores the principle of divine retribution and the certainty of God’s justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from Tekoa, a small town in Judah, who was called by God to deliver messages of judgment to the Northern Kingdom of Israel during a time of prosperity and moral decay.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which was experiencing economic prosperity but was spiritually and morally corrupt, leading to God's impending judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/snares_and_traps.htm">Snares and Traps</a></b><br>Metaphors used by Amos to illustrate the certainty and inevitability of God's judgment due to Israel's sins. These were common tools used for hunting in ancient times.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_consequences.htm">The Certainty of Consequences</a></b><br>Just as a trap does not spring without cause, God's judgment is not arbitrary. It is a response to sin and rebellion. Believers should be mindful of the consequences of their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_spiritual_traps.htm">Awareness of Spiritual Traps</a></b><br>Like a bird avoiding a snare, Christians must be vigilant against spiritual traps set by the enemy. This requires discernment and reliance on God's wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just and will judge sin, He also offers mercy and a way of escape through repentance. Believers should seek God's forgiveness and strive to live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Amos were sent to warn God's people. Today, believers have the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit to guide and warn them against sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_amos_5_18_contradict_hopeful_texts.htm">Amos 5:18 - If the 'Day of the Lord' is described here as darkness, does this contradict other biblical texts that portray it as a time of hope or victory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_proverbs_6_1-5_and_matthew_5_42_align.htm">How do warnings against guaranteeing a neighbor's debt in Proverbs 6:1-5 align with Jesus's teachings on generosity (Matthew 5:42)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_micah's_prophecy_stop_babylon.htm">Micah 5:5-6 prophesies deliverance from the Assyrians. Why didn't this prophecy prevent or mitigate the later Babylonian conquest, suggesting a possible inconsistency in the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_proverbs_22_7_lack_solutions.htm">Proverbs 22:7: Why does the text point out the rule of the rich over the poor but offer no direct solution to systemic economic oppression?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Can a bird.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Does the snare rise up from the ground, and take nothing at all?</span>" E.V. "take up" is due to ambiguity of the Hebrew. The idea is that Israel "like a silly dove" is falling into snares. The snare, even now, may be seen springing from the earth. The armies and politics of the nation that will enclose Israel are already in motion.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - The thought here is that the punishment is deserved as well as certain. A bird is not caught unless a trap is set for it. The trap which the sinner sets for himself is sin. <span class="cmt_word">Can a bird fall in a snare</span> (<span class="accented">pach</span>) <span class="cmt_word">upon the earth, where no gin</span> (<span class="accented">moqesh</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>is for him?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> is set for him? The "gin" is a net with a stick for a spring, which flew up when touched, carrying part of the net with it, and thus the bird was enclosed and caught (see Kitto, 'Cyclop.,' <span class="accented">s.v.</span> "Fowling," 2:36). The LXX. probably read <span class="accented">yoqesh</span>, as they translate, <span class="greek">ἄνευ ἐξευτοῦ</span>, "without a fowler." So the Vulgate, <span class="accented">absque aucupe.</span> The second clause should be, <span class="accented">Shall a snare</span> (<span class="accented">pach</span>) <span class="accented">spring up from the ground without taking anything?</span> The snare, or trap stick, would not rise if it had not caught something. The sin is there, and the sinners shall surely not escape. When God appoints retributive punishments for the guilty, and announces the same by his prophets, they may be expected with absolute certainty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/3-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Does a bird</span><br /><span class="heb">צִפּוֹר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣip·pō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6833.htm">Strong's 6833: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little bird</span><br /><br /><span class="word">land</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲתִפֹּ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ṯip·pōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a snare</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(paḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6341.htm">Strong's 6341: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, sheet, a spring net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bait [has been set]?</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mō·w·qêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4170.htm">Strong's 4170: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bait or lure, a snare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Does a trap</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּח֙</span> <span class="translit">(paḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6341.htm">Strong's 6341: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, sheet, a spring net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spring</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ya·‘ă·leh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ground</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when it has</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָכ֖וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·ḵō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nothing</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to catch?</span><br /><span class="heb">יִלְכּֽוֹד׃</span> <span class="translit">(yil·kō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/3-5.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 3:5 Can a bird fall in a trap (Amo. 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