Amos 3:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

How can anyone catch a bird without using a net? Does a trap spring shut unless something is caught?

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:12

None of us know when we might fall victim to a sudden disaster and find ourselves like fish in a net or birds in a trap.

Daniel 9:14

And when you finally punished us with this horrible disaster, that was also the right thing to do, because we deserved it so much.

Jeremiah 31:28

In the past, I took care to uproot them, to tear them down, and to destroy them. But when that day comes, I will take care to plant them and help them grow.

Psalm 140:5

Those proud people have hidden traps and nets to catch me as I walk.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest unless it has caught a victim? Does it growl in its den unless it is eating?

Amos 3:6

Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't the Lord the one who brings disaster on a city?