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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/amos/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Can two walk together, except they be agreed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do two people walk together unless they have agreed to meet?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can two walk together without agreeing to meet?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can two walk together without agreeing to meet? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Can two people walk together without agreeing to meet? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do two people ever walk together without meeting first?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do two people start traveling together without arranging to meet? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Will a couple walk in unity without having met?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do two walk together without having met? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Can two walk together, except they are agreed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Do two walk together, unless they have agreed? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do two walk together if they have not met?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Do two walk together if they have not met?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shall two go together if they met not by appointment?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall two walk together except they be agreed? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Will two walk together, unless they have agreed to do so?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do two journey together unless they have agreed? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do two walk together unless they have made an appointment?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Will two men go on a journey together unless they have made an appointment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do two go together unless they have met?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Will two walk together, Except they have agreed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Shall two walk together at all, if they do not know one another?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/3-3.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=389" 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">2</span>“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·na·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">Can two</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hă·yê·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: bil·tî (Prep) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3259.htm" title="3259: nō·w·‘ā·ḏū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To appoint. A primitive root; to fix upon; by implication, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage.">agreeing where to go?</a> </span><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?…<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="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-19.htm">Matthew 18:19-20</a></span><br />Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. / For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6-7</a></span><br />If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. / But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-10.htm">1 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-2.htm">Philippians 2:2</a></span><br />then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-3.htm">Ephesians 4:3</a></span><br />and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-21.htm">John 17:21</a></span><br />that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-16.htm">Romans 12:16</a></span><br />Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">1 Peter 3:8</a></span><br />Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-14.htm">Colossians 3:14</a></span><br />And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/5-24.htm">Genesis 5:24</a></span><br />Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-1.htm">Genesis 17:1</a></span><br />When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a></span><br />I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-33.htm">Deuteronomy 5:33</a></span><br />You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Can two walk together, except they be agreed?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-22.htm">Genesis 5:22</a></b></br> And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man <i>and</i> perfect in his generations, <i>and</i> Noah walked with God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-1.htm">Genesis 17:1</a></b></br> And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I <i>am</i> the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/2-9.htm">Agreed</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/119-91.htm">Appointment</a> <a href="/hosea/13-4.htm">Except</a> <a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Met</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Together</a> <a href="/daniel/6-5.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/daniel/4-29.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/20-2.htm">Agreed</a> <a href="/haggai/2-5.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/john/17-4.htm">Appointment</a> <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Except</a> <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Met</a> <a href="/amos/3-5.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Together</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/jonah/3-3.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Walking</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>Can two walk together</b><br>This phrase suggests a journey or a path taken by two individuals. In the biblical context, walking together implies a relationship or partnership. The imagery of walking is often used in Scripture to denote a way of life or conduct (<a href="/genesis/5-24.htm">Genesis 5:24</a>; <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>). Walking together requires harmony and unity, which is foundational in relationships, whether between individuals or between God and His people. The idea of walking together is also seen in the relationship between God and Enoch, who "walked with God" (<a href="/genesis/5-24.htm">Genesis 5:24</a>), indicating a close, intimate relationship.<p><b>without agreeing</b><br>Agreement is essential for unity and cooperation. In the context of Amos, this agreement can be seen as a covenant or mutual understanding. The Israelites had a covenant with God, which required them to follow His commandments and statutes. The lack of agreement or breaking of this covenant led to discord and judgment. In a broader sense, agreement is necessary for any partnership to function effectively, whether in marriage, friendship, or community. The New Testament echoes this sentiment in <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a>, where believers are advised not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, emphasizing the need for spiritual agreement.<p><b>where to go?</b><br>This phrase implies direction and purpose. In the context of Amos, it highlights the need for Israel to align with God's direction and purpose for them. The Israelites were called to be a holy nation, set apart for God's purposes (<a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a>). However, their failure to agree with God's direction led to their downfall. The question posed by Amos serves as a rhetorical device to challenge the Israelites to consider their spiritual direction and alignment with God's will. In a broader biblical context, Jesus Christ is the ultimate guide and direction for believers, as He declared Himself to be "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), emphasizing the importance of following His path.<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 had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and social injustice, prompting God's warnings through Amos.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The central theme of Amos, where God warns Israel of impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness and injustice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/agreement_in_fellowship.htm">Agreement in Fellowship</a></b><br>Walking together implies a shared direction and purpose. In our spiritual walk, agreement with God’s will is essential for true fellowship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_relationships.htm">Unity in Relationships</a></b><br>Just as two cannot walk together without agreement, unity in Christian relationships requires shared values and goals.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/alignment_with_god's_will.htm">Alignment with God’s Will</a></b><br>To walk with God, we must align our lives with His Word and purposes, seeking His guidance in all decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disagreement.htm">Consequences of Disagreement</a></b><br>Disagreement with God’s ways leads to spiritual dissonance and can result in judgment, as seen in Israel’s history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intentionality_in_faith.htm">Intentionality in Faith</a></b><br>Walking with God requires intentionality, commitment, and a conscious decision to follow His path.<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/why_punish_nations_for_unagreed_actions.htm">Amos 3:3: If two can’t walk together unless agreed, why does God punish nations for actions they have not consciously “agreed” to commit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_two_walk_together_without_agreeing.htm">How can two walk together without agreement?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_he_she_the_right_partner_for_me.htm">Is he/she the right partner for me?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'unequally_yoked'_in_love.htm">What does "unequally yoked" mean in relationships?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">Two.</span>--Who are the two here represented? Some commentators say, two prophets; Rosenmller, "God and the prophet." But Grotius, Lowth, Henderson, and Pusey refer it, with more reason, to God and Israel, the expression denoting, not merely God's knowledge of a man, but man's response to God. His practical obedience, his communion of heart and will, are described as "walking with" or "before God." (<a href="/genesis/5-22.htm" title="And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:">Genesis 5:22</a>; <a href="/genesis/6-9.htm" title="These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.">Genesis 6:9</a>; <a href="/genesis/17-1.htm" title="And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be you perfect.">Genesis 17:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/56-13.htm" title="For you have delivered my soul from death: will not you deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?">Psalm 56:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/116-9.htm" title="I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.">Psalm 116:9</a>.) Will, then, God walk with man, guiding, shielding, strengthening him, if man is not in harmony with Him? This is the first of a series of parabolic apothegms, all of which require a negative answer. (<a href="/context/leviticus/26-23.htm" title="And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me;">Leviticus 26:23-24</a>.) Each states an event, closely and indissolubly related to another in the bond of cause and effect. All these symbolic utterances point on to the climax in <a href="/context/amos/3-7.htm" title="Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.">Amos 3:7-8</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 3-8.</span> - Before announcing more particularly the coming judgment, Amos, by a series of little parables or comparisons, establishes his right to prophesy, and intimates the necessity laid upon him to deliver his message. He illustrates the truths that all effects have causes, and that from the cause you can infer the effect. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Can two walk together except they be agreed?</span> or, <span class="accented">except they have agreed?</span> The "two" are God's judgment and the prophet's word. These do, not coincide by mere chance, no more than two persons pursue in company the same end without previous agreement. The prophet announces God's judgment because God has commissioned him; the prophet is of one mind with God, therefore the Lord is with him, and confirms his words. The application of the parables is seen in vers. 7, 8. The Septuagint, reading differently, has, "except they know one another." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/3-3.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">Can two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walk</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיֵלְכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yê·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּ֑ו</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an appointment to meet?</span><br /><span class="heb">נוֹעָֽדוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nō·w·‘ā·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3259.htm">Strong's 3259: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/3-3.htm">Amos 3:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/3-3.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 3:3 Do two walk together unless they have (Amo. 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