6 When a trumpet sounds in a city,

do not the people tremble?

When disaster comes to a city,

has not the Lord caused it?

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?

6 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?

6 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?

6 When a trumpet blows a warning in a city,

the people tremble.

When trouble comes to a city,

the Lord has caused it.

6 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?

6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done it?

6 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? 

6 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?

6 Is a trumpet blown in a city,

and the people are not afraid?

Does disaster befall a city,

unless the Lord has done it?

6 Or is a horn blown in a city and people are not afraid? Or does a disaster occur in the city and Yahweh has not done it?

6 When someone blows a trumpet in a city,

don’t the people tremble with fear?

When trouble comes to a city,

hasn’t the Lord caused it?

6 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?