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Amos 3:6

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6If a trumpeta is blown in a city,

aren’t people afraid?b

If a disasterc occurs in a city,

hasn’t the Lord done it?d

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Cross references

  1. aJr 4:5,19,21; 6:1; Hs 5:8; Zph 1:16
  2. bNm 10:9; Jr 4:19; Jl 2:1
  3. cIs 14:24–27; 45:7
  4. dLm 3:37–39

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When a trumpet sounds in a city,

do not the people tremble?

When disaster comes to a city,

has not the Lord caused it?

NLTNew 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?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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?

KJV 1900King James Version

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?