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Will a lion roar in the forest
    without having found its prey?
Will a young lion cry from its den
    without having caught anything?
Does a bird fall into a snare on the ground
    without any bait in the trap?
Will a trap snap shut
    when there is nothing to catch?
And when an alarm[a] sounds in the city,
    the people will tremble, won’t they?
If there is trouble in a city,
    the Lord has brought it about, has he not?”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:6 Lit. trumpet

Does a lion roar(A) in the thicket
    when it has no prey?(B)
Does it growl in its den
    when it has caught nothing?
Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground
    when no bait(C) is there?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
    if it has not caught anything?
When a trumpet(D) sounds in a city,
    do not the people tremble?
When disaster(E) comes to a city,
    has not the Lord caused it?(F)

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