Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? New Living Translation 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? English Standard Version 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? Berean Standard Bible 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? King James Bible 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 King James Version 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? New American Standard Bible 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? NASB 1995 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? NASB 1977 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? Legacy Standard Bible 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? Amplified Bible 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? Christian Standard Bible 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? Holman Christian Standard Bible 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? American Standard Version 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? Contemporary English Version Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't the LORD the one who brings disaster on a city? English Revised Version 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? GOD'S WORD® Translation 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? Good News Translation Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does disaster strike a city unless the LORD sends it? International Standard Version 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?" Majority Standard Bible 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? NET Bible If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the LORD not responsible? New Heart English Bible 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? Webster's Bible Translation 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? World English Bible 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? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIs a horn blown in a city, "" And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, "" And YHWH has not done [it]? Young's Literal Translation Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done it? Smith's Literal Translation 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? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShall 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? Catholic Public Domain Version 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? New American Bible 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? New Revised Standard Version Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster befall a city, unless the LORD has done it? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleShall 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? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Shall the horn be blown in a city, And the people not tremble? Shall evil befall a city, And the LORD hath not done it? Brenton Septuagint Translation 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? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Witnesses Against Israel…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? 6If 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? 7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.… Cross References Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. Lamentations 3:37-38 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? Jeremiah 4:19-21 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? Ezekiel 7:14 They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude. Hosea 8:1 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. Zephaniah 1:14-16 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. Jeremiah 6:1 “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. 1 Samuel 2:6-7 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. Isaiah 14:24-27 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. ... Job 12:23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. Matthew 24:6-8 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. Luke 21:9-11 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. Revelation 6:4 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. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Acts 2:23 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. Treasury of Scripture 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. Jeremiah 4:5 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. Jeremiah 6:1 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. Ezekiel 33:3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; and the people. Jeremiah 5:22 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? Jeremiah 10:7 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. 2 Corinthians 5:11 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. Genesis 50:20 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. Isaiah 14:24-27 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: … Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Jump to Previous Affliction Afraid Alarm Befall Blown Calamity Caused City Disaster Evil Fear Full Hasn't Horn Occurs Sound Sounded Sounds Tremble Trumpet UnlessJump to Next Affliction Afraid Alarm Befall Blown Calamity Caused City Disaster Evil Fear Full Hasn't Horn Occurs Sound Sounded Sounds Tremble Trumpet UnlessAmos 3 1. The necessity of God's judgment against Israel.9. The publication of it, with the causes thereof. If a ram’s horn sounds in a city The "ram’s horn," or shofar, is a significant instrument in ancient Israelite culture, often used to signal important events, such as the start of a battle or a call to worship. The Hebrew word for ram's horn is "שׁוֹפָר" (shofar). Its sound was a call to attention, a warning, or an announcement of something significant. In the context of Amos, the sounding of the shofar in a city would naturally cause alarm and alertness among the people, as it often signaled impending danger or a call to gather. This phrase underscores the seriousness of the message Amos is delivering, as the shofar's sound is not to be ignored. do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city has not the LORD caused it? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not a trumpet שׁוֹפָר֙ (šō·w·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7782: A cornet, curved horn sounds יִתָּקַ֤ע (yit·tā·qa‘) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman in a city, בְּעִ֔יר (bə·‘îr) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement will the people וְעָ֖ם (wə·‘ām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no tremble? יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ (ye·ḥĕ·rā·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2729: To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not calamity רָעָה֙ (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil comes תִּהְיֶ֤ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to a city, בְּעִ֔יר (bə·‘îr) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement has not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the LORD וַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel caused it? עָשָֽׂה׃ (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Links Amos 3:6 NIVAmos 3:6 NLT Amos 3:6 ESV Amos 3:6 NASB Amos 3:6 KJV Amos 3:6 BibleApps.com Amos 3:6 Biblia Paralela Amos 3:6 Chinese Bible Amos 3:6 French Bible Amos 3:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Amos 3:6 Does the trumpet alarm sound (Amo. 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