shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? 28:30, 38, 39; Mic. 56:12; Ezek. 3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey?Will a young lion [a]cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?5 Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no [b]trap for it?Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all?6 If a [c]trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? Warnings to Zion and Samaria. Amos 3:6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? 4:6, Deut. 9 “I(X) blasted you with blight and mildew.When your gardens increased,Your vineyards,Your fig trees,And your olive trees,(Y)The locust devoured them;Yet you have not returned to Me,”Says the Lord. If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? Handed down. 28:27, 60; Ps. (BB)It may be that the Lord God of hostsWill be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. 26:11; Jer. And those who recline at banquets shall be removed. 26:25; Deut. (CK)For we dare not mention the name of the Lord.”. 1:6, Is. 2:9], Gen. 6:13; 18:17; [Jer. Amos 3:6 6 If a 3 trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos 3:6 If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? 2 And He said, “Amos, what do you see?” So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me: Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it? 4 “Come(Q) to Bethel and transgress,At (R)Gilgal multiply transgression;(S)Bring your sacrifices every morning,(T)Your tithes every three [l]days.5 (U)Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,Proclaim and announce (V)the freewill offerings;For this you love,You children of Israel!”Says the Lord God. 23:15; Hos. New King James Version Update. 8 He made the (AN)Pleiades and Orion;He turns the shadow of death into morning(AO)And makes the day dark as night;He (AP)calls for the waters of the seaAnd pours them out on the face of the earth;(AQ)The Lord is His name.9 He [p]rains ruin upon the strong,So that fury comes upon the fortress. Amos 8 New King James Version (NKJV) Vision of the Summer Fruit. 29:21; 66:5; Amos 5:15 They hate the one who rebukes in the gate, And they # 1 Kin. 20:36; Dan. And He said, “Amos, what do you see?”So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.”Then the Lor 6 Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, And trust in Mount Samaria, Notable persons in the chief nation, To whom the house of Israel comes! 13:19; Jer. NKJV, Ancient-Modern Bible, Comfort Print: One faith. 6:8, Deut. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. 10 And when [v]a relative of the dead, with one who will burn the bodies, picks up the [w]bodies to take them out of the house, he will say to one inside the house, “Are there any more with you?”, And he will say, (CJ)“Hold your tongue! (E)Who can but prophesy? New King James Version (NKJV). 3:8]; Acts 4:20; 1 Cor. 22:3; Ezek. Read more Share Copy Show footnotes A service of Faithlife / Logos Bible Software . 16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, says this: “There shall be wailing in all streets,And they shall say in all the highways,‘Alas! New King James Version (NKJV), NKJV Word Study Bible: 1,700 Key Words that Unlock the Meaning of the Bible. NKJV, Ancient-Modern Bible, Comfort Print: One faith. Try it free for 30 days. (A)If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? 21:7–13; Is. Font Size. 10 # Is. shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? She lies forsaken on her land; There is no one to raise her up. And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: So shall the children of Israel be taken out, And the horns of the altar shall be cut off, God’s Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel. 11 # Amos … 9:16, 2 Kin. Amos 3:6 NKJV. 9:3, 6; Lev. 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Cancel. If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it? Nevertheless, he foretells the events themselves absolutely, and they came. Try it free for 30 days. Used by permission. New King James Version (NKJV) Bible Book List. And anoint yourselves with the best ointments. Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. 7 Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. “The city that goes out by a thousandShall have a hundred left,And that which goes out by a hundredShall have ten left to the house of Israel.”. 10:5–8, 14, 15; Amos 4:4, 2 Chr. Sign up for the Verse of the Day. 14:10; Ezek. If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? Amos 3:6 (King James Version) ... Amos 3:7 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. All rights reserved. 6:15; Zeph. Read verse in King James Version “As a shepherd [g]takes from the mouth of a lionTwo legs or a piece of an ear,So shall the children of Israel be taken outWho dwell in Samaria—In the corner of a bed and [h]on the edge of a couch!13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”Says the Lord God, the God of hosts,14 “That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,I will also visit destruction on the altars of (G)Bethel;And the horns of the altar shall be cut offAnd fall to the ground.15 I will [i]destroy (H)the winter house along with (I)the summer house;The (J)houses of ivory shall perish,And the great houses shall have an end,”Says the Lord. 51:14; Amos 4:2; 8:7; Heb. 4 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: (AG)“Seek Me (AH)and live;5 But do not seek (AI)Bethel,Nor enter Gilgal,Nor pass over to (AJ)Beersheba;For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity,And (AK)Bethel shall come to nothing.6 (AL)Seek the Lord and live,Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,And devour it,With no one to quench it in Bethel—7 You who (AM)turn justice to wormwood,And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? 78:50, Gen. 19:24, 25; Deut. Amos 3:3-6 contains seven consecutive questions. All rights reserved. The King James Version is in the public domain. 49:18; Lam. 5 Hear this word which I (AF)take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel: 2 The virgin of Israel has fallen;She will rise no more.She lies forsaken on her land;There is no one to raise her up. 6:6; Mic. Amos 3:6 (King James Version) ... Amos does not foretell when, or through whom the judgments would come. 23:22]; Dan. Read verse in New King James Version 9 “Proclaim in the palaces at [d]Ashdod,And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say:‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria;See great tumults in her midst,And the [e]oppressed within her.10 For they (F)do not know to do right,’Says the Lord,‘Who store up violence and [f]robbery in their palaces.’ ”, “An adversary shall be all around the land;He shall sap your strength from you,And your palaces shall be plundered.”. If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? 45:9; Hos. 18 (BE)Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!For what good is (BF)the day of the Lord to you?It will be darkness, and not light.19 It will be (BG)as though a man fled from a lion,And a bear met him!Or as though he went into the house,Leaned his hand on the wall,And a serpent bit him!20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light?Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it? 3 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” And where it did not rain the part withered. 7 “I also withheld rain from you,When there were still three months to the harvest.I made it rain on one city,I withheld rain from another city.One part was rained upon,And where it did not rain the part withered.8 So two or three cities wandered to another city to drink water,But they were not satisfied;Yet you have not returned to Me,”Says the Lord. 2:17, Ex. And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood, [Gen. 18:19; Ex. If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? I made the stench of your camps come up into your nostrils; And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning; Shall have ten left to the house of Israel.”. A Lament for Israel - Hear this word which I take up against you, a lamentation, O house of Israel: The virgin of Israel has fallen; She will rise no more. 7 Surely the Lord God does nothing,Unless (D)He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.8 A lion has roared!Who will not fear?The Lord God has spoken! Amos 3-6 King James Version (KJV) 3 Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it? If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it? 32:17; Josh. 4 Hear this word, you (K)cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,Who oppress the (L)poor,Who crush the needy,Who say to [j]your husbands, “Bring wine, let us (M)drink!”2 (N)The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:“Behold, the days shall come upon youWhen He will take you away (O)with fishhooks,And your posterity with fishhooks.3 (P)You will go out through broken walls,Each one straight ahead of her,And you will [k]be cast into Harmon,”Says the Lord. Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. NKJV: New King James Version . Vision of the Summer FruitThus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit. 22:8; Is. An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the NIV Study Bible and the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible - is just a step away! 24:37–39, Gen. 22:16; Jer. Will a young lion [a]cry out of his den, if he has … In the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? So I said, "A basket of summer fruit." 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Change Language {{#items}} {{local_title}} For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all? Used by permission. 5:3; Hag. 6:13–17, 1 Kin. 10 “I sent among you a plague (Z)after the manner of Egypt;Your young men I killed with a sword,Along with your captive horses;I made the stench of your camps come up into your nostrils;Yet you have not returned to Me,”Says the Lord. 28:22; Is. 17:15; Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11, 31, Jer. Alas!’They shall call the farmer to mourning,(BC)And skillful lamenters to wailing.17 In all vineyards there shall be wailing,For (BD)I will pass through you,”Says the Lord. If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? Amos 3:6-7 NKJV If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? 3 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “You(A) only have I known of all the families of the earth;(B)Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”. Amos 3:6 New King James Version (NKJV) 6 If a [ a]trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? 11:22; [Rom. 1 Thus the Lord GOD showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit.. 2 And He said, "Amos, what do you see?" 11 For behold, (CL)the Lord gives a command:(CM)He will break the great house into bits,And the little house into pieces. 10:4; Amos 5:7, 11, 12, NKJV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NKJV, Open Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Complete Reference System, NKJV, Abide Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version, NKJV, Vines Expository Bible, Comfort Print: A Guided Journey Through the Scriptures with Pastor Jerry Vines. Amos 3:6 “Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Read verse in New King James Version 8 Thus the Lord God showed me: Behold, a basket of summer fruit. 29:23; Is. Handed down. NKJV Word Study Bible: 1,700 Key Words that Unlock the Meaning of the Bible. (C)If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? 1:13; Hag. God’s Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel - Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, Who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, “Bring wine, let us drink!” The Lord God has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days shall come upon you When He will take you away with fishhooks, And your posterity with fishhooks. For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!”, He turns the shadow of death into morning. 24:14; Neh. 3 Woe to you who (BX)put far off the day of (BY)doom,(BZ)Who cause (CA)the seat of violence to come near;4 Who lie on beds of ivory,Stretch out on your couches,Eat lambs from the flockAnd calves from the midst of the stall;5 (CB)Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments,And invent for yourselves (CC)musical instruments (CD)like David;6 Who (CE)drink wine from bowls,And anoint yourselves with the best ointments,(CF)But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.7 Therefore they shall now go (CG)captive as the first of the captives,And those who recline at banquets shall be removed. 25 “Did(BL) you offer Me sacrifices and offeringsIn the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?26 You also carried [t]Sikkuth[u] (BM)your kingAnd Chiun, your idols,The star of your gods,Which you made for yourselves.27 Therefore I will send you into captivity (BN)beyond Damascus,”Says the Lord, (BO)whose name is the God of hosts. 20:9; [Mic. 13 For behold,He who forms mountains,And creates the [n]wind,(AC)Who declares to man what [o]his thought is,And makes the morning darkness,(AD)Who treads the high places of the earth—(AE)The Lord God of hosts is His name. Amos 3:3-8 "A lion has roared" concludes the section that began with "The Lord roars from Zion" ().The Lord, "the Lion of the tribe of Judah" (Revelation 5:5), has roared against Israel to take heed.When a lion roars, anyone within hearing distance should change the direction of his path, especially if the lion is very close!. 59:13, 14; Hos. 7:6; Ps. 21 “I(BH) hate, I despise your feast days,And (BI)I do not savor your sacred assemblies.22 (BJ)Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,I will not accept them,Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings.23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs,For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments.24 (BK)But let justice run down like water,And righteousness like a mighty stream. 59:15; Jer. Amos 6. For all the saints. 6 Woe (BP)to you who are at (BQ)ease in Zion,And (BR)trust in Mount Samaria,Notable persons in the (BS)chief nation,To whom the house of Israel comes!2 (BT)Go over to (BU)Calneh and see;And from there go to (BV)Hamath the great;Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Amos 8 The Coming Day of Bitter Mourning. An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the NIV Study Bible and the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition - is just a step away! 5:19; Jer. NKJV, Abide Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version, The NKJV, American Patriot's Bible, Hardcover: The Word of God and the Shaping of America, NKJV, Open Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Complete Reference System, NKJV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People. 147:19], Jer. Amo 3:6 - If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it ?” King James Version (KJV) Try it free for 30 days. Or is their territory greater than your territory? Amos 3-6 New King James Version (NKJV) Authority of the Prophet’s Message 3 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; 10 (AR)They hate the one who rebukes in the gate,And they (AS)abhor the one who speaks uprightly.11 (AT)Therefore, because you [q]tread down the poorAnd take grain [r]taxes from him,Though (AU)you have built houses of hewn stone,Yet you shall not dwell in them;You have planted [s]pleasant vineyards,But you shall not drink wine from them.12 For I (AV)know your manifold transgressionsAnd your mighty sins:(AW)Afflicting the just and taking bribes;(AX)Diverting the poor from justice at the gate.13 Therefore (AY)the prudent keep silent at that time,For it is an evil time. You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. Amos 3:6. 19:5, 6; Deut. Related Commentaries for Amos 3. 1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” c If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? For all the saints. The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, _____ years before the earthquake. (BW)Are you better than these kingdoms?Or is their territory greater than your territory? Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief … -Amos 1:1, NKJV 8 (CH)The Lord God has sworn by Himself,The Lord God of hosts says:“I abhor (CI)the pride of Jacob,And hate his palaces;Therefore I will deliver up the cityAnd all that is in it.”, 9 Then it shall come to pass, that if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. 6 “Also I gave you [m]cleanness of teeth in all your cities,And lack of bread in all your places;(W)Yet you have not returned to Me,”Says the Lord. If there is calamity in a city, will not the L ORD have done it? 1 Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 9:22; [John 15:15], Jer. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Bible Language English. Amos 3:6 King James Version << Amos 2 | Amos 3 | Amos 4 >> 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? 9:12; Matt. 6 If a [a]trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? Amos 3:6-7 6 If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? 17:16–18 abhor the one who speaks uprightly. 11 “I overthrew some of you,As God overthrew (AA)Sodom and Gomorrah,And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning;Yet you have not returned to Me,”Says the Lord. 12:27; Amos 9:10; Matt. 12 Do horses run on rocks?Does one plow there with oxen?Yet (CN)you have turned justice into gall,And the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,13 You who rejoice over [x]Lo Debar,Who say, “Have we not taken [y]Karnaim for ourselvesBy our own strength?”, 14 “But, behold, (CO)I will raise up a nation against you,O house of Israel,”Says the Lord God of hosts;“And they will afflict you from the (CP)entrance of HamathTo the Valley of the Arabah.”. ? And pours them out on the face of the earth; Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. Amos 3 3 1 Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, Try it free for 30 days. 12 “Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel;Because I will do this to you,(AB)Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”. Then the LORD said to me: a "The end has come upon My people Israel; b I will not pass by them anymore. 9:18–21; Acts 7:42, 43, Is. Version. Get beautiful Bible art delivered to your inbox. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. 14 Seek good and not evil,That you may live;So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,(AZ)As you have spoken.15 (BA)Hate evil, love good;Establish justice in the gate.