KJV King James Version
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?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Amos 3:5
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?
WEB World English Bible
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?
ASV American Standard Version
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?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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?
Surrounding context — Amos 3
2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin [is] for him? shall [one] take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
6 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]?
7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הֲתִפֹּ֤לH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallצִפּוֹר֙H6833 · tsip.porbirdעַל־H5921 · aluponפַּ֣חH6341 · pachsnareהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁH4170 · mo.qeshsnareאֵ֣יןH369 · a.yinnothingלָ֑הּH9034 · haherהֲיַֽעֲלֶה־H5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseפַּח֙H6341 · pachsnareמִן־H4480 · minfromהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הH127 · a.da.mahland: soilוְלָכ֖וֹדH3920 · la.khadto captureלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיִלְכּֽוֹד׃H3920 · la.khadto capture
Cross-references
Ecclesiastes 9:12For 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 [are] the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.Jeremiah 31:28And it shall come to pass, [that] 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.Daniel 9:14Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God [is] righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
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