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Amos 3:6

If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-<if>?H518 →
יִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'is it blownH8628 →
שׁוֹפָר֙sho.Fara trumpetH7782 →
בְּעִ֔ירbe.'Irin a cityH5892 →
וְעָ֖םve.'Amand [the] peopleH5971 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duthey trembleH2729 →
אִם־'im-or?H518 →
תִּהְיֶ֤הtih.Yehis itH1961 →
רָעָה֙ra.'AhcalamityH7451 →
בְּעִ֔ירbe.'Irin a cityH5892 →
וַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
עָשָֽׂה׃'a.Sahhe has done [it]H6213 →

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Isaiah 45:7I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.Lamentations 3:38Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?Zephaniah 1:16a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.Isaiah 14:24–27The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.Genesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.2 Corinthians 5:11Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.Joel 2:1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”Jeremiah 6:1“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.Acts 2:23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.Jeremiah 4:5Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’Ezekiel 33:3and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.Acts 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.Isaiah 31:2Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.Numbers 10:9When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.

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The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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