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When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? <a href="/nlt/amos/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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? <a href="/esv/amos/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/bsb/amos/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/kjv/amos/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/amos/3.htm">New King James Version</a> 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? <a href="/nasb_/amos/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nasb/amos/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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? <a href="/nasb77/amos/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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? <a href="/lsb/amos/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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? <a href="/amp/amos/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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? <a href="/csb/amos/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/hcsb/amos/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If a ram&#8217s horn is blown in a city, aren&#8217t people afraid? If a disaster occurs in a city, hasn&#8217t the LORD done it? <a href="/asv/amos/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/amos/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't the LORD the one who brings disaster on a city? <a href="/erv/amos/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/amos/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If a ram's horn sounds an alarm in a city, won't the people be alarmed? If there is a disaster in a city, hasn't the LORD done it? <a href="/gnt/amos/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does disaster strike a city unless the LORD sends it? <a href="/isv/amos/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> And when an alarm sounds in the city, the people will tremble, won't they? If there is trouble in a city, the LORD has brought it about, has he not?" <a href="/msb/amos/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/net/amos/3.htm">NET Bible</a> If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the LORD not responsible? <a href="/nheb/amos/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does disaster happen to a city, unless the LORD has done it? <a href="/wbt/amos/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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? <a href="/web/amos/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and Yahweh hasn’t done it? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Is a horn blown in a city, "" And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, "" And YHWH has not done [it]? <a href="/ylt/amos/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done it? <a href="/slt/amos/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If the trumpet shall be struck in the city and the people not be terrified? if evil shall be in the city and Jehovah did not?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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? <a href="/cpdv/amos/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Will the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not become frightened? Will there be disaster in a city, which the Lord has not done? <a href="/nabre/amos/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Does the ram’s horn sound in a city without the people becoming frightened? Does disaster befall a city unless the LORD has caused it? <a href="/nrsvce/amos/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster befall a city, unless the LORD has done it?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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? <a href="/hpbt/amos/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Does a trumpet sound in the city and the people not shake, or is there evil in the city that LORD JEHOVAH has not done?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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? <a href="/sep/amos/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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? <a href="/parallel/amos/3-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=412" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/3.htm">Witnesses Against Israel</a> …5Does 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? 6<a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: šō·w·p̄ār (N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">a ram’s horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: yit·tā·qa‘ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">sounds</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘îr (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in a city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·‘ām (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">do the people</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.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2729.htm" title="2729: ye·ḥĕ·rā·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To tremble, be terrified. A primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten.">tremble?</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">comes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘îr (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">to a city,</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.">has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">caused it?</a> 7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a> I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Lamentations 3:37-38</a> Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it? / Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High? <a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19-21</a> My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle. / Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment. / How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn? <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Ezekiel 7:14</a> They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude. <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a> Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law. <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-16</a> The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1</a> “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction. <a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6-7</a> The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. / The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a> The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ... <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Job 12:23</a> He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. <a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-8</a> You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. / All these are the beginning of birth pains. <a href="/luke/21-9.htm">Luke 21:9-11</a> When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.” / Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. / There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/revelation/6-4.htm">Revelation 6:4</a> Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword. <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. <a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a> He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD has not done it?a trumpet.<a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5</a> Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.<a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1</a> O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.<a href="/ezekiel/33-3.htm">Ezekiel 33:3</a> If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;and the people.<a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a> Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?<a href="/jeremiah/10-7.htm">Jeremiah 10:7</a> Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.<a href="/2_corinthians/5-11.htm">2 Corinthians 5:11</a> Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.be afraid.<a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a> But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.<a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a> The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: … <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a> I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Befall</a> <a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Blown</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">City</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/amos/2-16.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/amos/2-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Occurs</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Unless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Befall</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Blown</a> <a href="/amos/6-3.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/amos/4-6.htm">City</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Hasn't</a> <a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Occurs</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/luke/1-44.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/luke/15-25.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Unless</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 3</div>1. <a href="/amos/3-1.htm">The necessity of God's judgment against Israel.</a> 9. <a href="/amos/3-9.htm">The publication of it, with the causes thereof.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? The sounding of a ram's horn, or shofar, in ancient Israel was a significant event. It was used for various purposes, including calling people to worship, signaling the start of a festival, or warning of impending danger. The shofar's sound was loud and unmistakable, designed to capture attention and provoke a response. In this context, the rhetorical question implies that the sound of the horn naturally causes fear or concern among the inhabitants, as it often signaled an approaching threat or the need for urgent action. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God using signs to communicate with His people, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>, where the sound of a trumpet accompanied God's presence on Mount Sinai, causing the people to tremble.If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? This phrase addresses the sovereignty of God over all events, including disasters. In the ancient Near Eastern context, it was commonly understood that deities controlled the fate of cities and nations. For Israel, the LORD was the ultimate authority, and His involvement in the affairs of the world was a central tenet of their faith. This statement underscores the belief that nothing happens outside of God's will or knowledge. It reflects the prophetic understanding that calamities, such as those prophesied by Amos, were not random but were often acts of divine judgment intended to bring about repentance and restoration. This is consistent with other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a>, where God declares His control over both peace and calamity. Theologically, it points to the idea that God uses even adverse circumstances to fulfill His purposes and to draw His people back to Himself, a theme that resonates throughout the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver messages to the northern kingdom of Israel. His prophecies often focus on social justice and the consequences of Israel's disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern kingdom, which during Amos's time was experiencing prosperity but also significant moral and spiritual decline. Amos's messages were directed towards their leaders and people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is portrayed as sovereign over all events, including calamities that befall cities. 4. <a href="/topical/r/ram's_horn.htm">Ram’s Horn (Shofar)</a> An instrument used in ancient Israel for various purposes, including signaling danger or calling people to attention. Its sound was meant to provoke a response, often of fear or readiness. 5. <a href="/topical/c/calamity.htm">Calamity</a> Refers to disasters or judgments that come upon a city, which in the context of Amos, are seen as acts of divine judgment due to the people's sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Recognize that God is in control of all events, both good and bad. This understanding should lead to a reverent fear and trust in His plans. <a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_warnings.htm">The Purpose of Warnings</a> Just as the sound of the ram’s horn serves as a warning, God often provides warnings through His Word and His prophets. We must be attentive and responsive to these warnings. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Calamity as a result of sin is a recurring theme in Scripture. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The acknowledgment of God’s hand in calamity should lead us to examine our lives, repent of our sins, and seek His mercy. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The collective response to warnings and calamities is crucial. As a community of believers, we are called to support one another in turning back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 3</a> <a href="/q/is_love_a_manifestation_of_god.htm">What musical instruments are mentioned in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_45_7_contradict_evil's_origin.htm">If Isaiah 45:7 claims God creates both light and darkness, does this contradict other passages suggesting evil originates solely from humanity or Satan? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_decision_in_amos.htm">Amos 7:3, 6 - If God is 'unchanging,' why does He appear to change His decision in answer to Amos's plea?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_swear_by_himself.htm">If God is omnipotent, why does He need to swear by Himself to carry out judgment (Amos 6:8)?</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>(6, 7) Surely the Lord . . .--In this, and the preceding verse, the future tense should be replaced by a present. Render doeth nothing, and in <a href="/amos/3-6.htm" title="Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD has not done it?">Amos 3:6</a> is a trumpet sounded . . . are not afraid . . . is there evil; for the prophet intends to express a continually-recurring fact. The word translated "evil" is commonly, but not universally, used for moral evil. (See <a href="/genesis/19-19.htm" title="Behold now, your servant has found grace in your sight, and you have magnified your mercy, which you have showed to me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:">Genesis 19:19</a>; <a href="/genesis/44-34.htm" title="For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.">Genesis 44:34</a>; <a href="/exodus/32-14.htm" title="And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people.">Exodus 32:14</a>.) "Evil which is sin the Lord hath not done, evil which is punishment for evil the Lord bringeth." (Augustine.) Compare, as illustrations of the truth of <a href="/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</a>, the revelation of the Divine purpose to Noah with reference to the Deluge, to Abraham with respect to Sodom, to Joseph about the famine in Egypt, and to Moses concerning Pharaoh. The prophets of the Lord have given full warning of the judgment of God upon all sin.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - The prophet must needs speak: shall not his denunciation arouse alarm among the people, as the trumpet suddenly heard in a city excites the terror of the inhabitants (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2-5</a>)? Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? The "evil" is affliction, calamity, malum poenae. As states have no future, all temporal calamities in their case may rightly be regarded as the punishment of sin. Thus the ruin impending, on Israel was sent by the Lord, whose agent was the enemy now approaching. All phenomena are ascribed in the Bible to Divine operation, no second causes being allowed to interfere with this appropriation (see <a href="/job/1.htm">Job 1</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/18-10.htm">1 Samuel 18:10</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">1 Kings 22:19</a>, etc.; <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a>). The verb "do" is often used absolutely, the context defining the result (see note on Haggai 2:4). <a href="/commentaries/amos/3-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not a trumpet שׁוֹפָר֙ (šō·w·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> A cornet, curved horn sounds יִתָּקַ֤ע (yit·tā·qa‘) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman in a city, בְּעִ֔יר (bə·‘îr) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement will the people וְעָ֖ם (wə·‘ām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no tremble? יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ (ye·ḥĕ·rā·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2729.htm">Strong's 2729: </a> To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not calamity רָעָה֙ (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil comes תִּהְיֶ֤ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be to a city, בְּעִ֔יר (bə·‘îr) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement has not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no the LORD וַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel caused it? עָשָֽׂה׃ (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 3:6 Does the trumpet alarm sound (Amo. 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