Will a [a]lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? or will a lion’s whelp cry out of his den, if he hath taken nothing?

[b]Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no fowler is? or will he take up the [c]snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

Or [d]shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people be not afraid? or shall there [e]be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:4 Will God threaten by his Prophet, except there be some great occasion?
  2. Amos 3:5 Can anything come without God’s providence?
  3. Amos 3:5 Shall his threatenings be in vain?
  4. Amos 3:6 Shall the Prophets threaten God’s judgments and the people not be afraid?
  5. Amos 3:6 Doth any adversity come without God’s appointment? Isa. 45:7.

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