Amos 3:5

God's Word

Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there’s no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has caught something?

Cross References

Psalm 140:5

Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road. Selah

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows when his time will come. Like fish that are caught in a cruel net or birds caught in a snare, humans are trapped by a disaster when it suddenly strikes them.

Jeremiah 31:28

Once I watched over them to uproot them, to tear them down, and to wreck, ruin, and hurt them. Now I will watch over them to build them up and to plant them,” declares the Lord.

Daniel 9:14

So you were prepared to bring this disaster on us. Lord our God, you are righteous in everything you do. But we never listened to you.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl in its den unless it has caught something?

Amos 3:6

If a ram’s horn sounds an alarm in a city, won’t the people be alarmed? If there is a disaster in a city, hasn’t the Lord done it?