Amos 3:6

New American Bible - revised edition

Does the ram’s horn sound in a city without the people becoming frightened? Does disaster befall a city unless the Lord has caused it?

Cross References

Genesis 50:20

Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve this present end, the survival of many people.

2 Kings 6:33

While Elisha was still speaking, the messenger came down to him and said, “This evil is from the Lord. Why should I trust in the Lord any longer?”

Isaiah 45:7

I form the light, and create the darkness, I make weal and create woe; I, the Lord, do all these things.

Jeremiah 10:7

Who would not fear you, King of the nations, for it is your due! Among all the wisest of the nations, and in all their domains, there is none like you.

Jeremiah 4:19

My body! my body! how I writhe! The walls of my heart! My heart beats wildly, I cannot be still; For I myself have heard the blast of the horn, the battle cry.

Jeremiah 4:5

Proclaim it in Judah, in Jerusalem announce it; Blow the trumpet throughout the land, call out, “Fill the ranks!” Say, “Assemble, let us march to the fortified cities.”

Jeremiah 5:22

Should you not fear me—oracle of the Lord— should you not tremble before me? I made the sandy shore the sea’s limit, which by eternal decree it may not overstep. Toss though it may, it is to no avail; though its billows roar, they cannot overstep.

Jeremiah 6:1

Seek refuge, Benjaminites, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, raise a signal over Beth-haccherem; For disaster threatens from the north, and mighty destruction.

Ezekiel 33:3

and the sentinel sees the sword coming against the land, he should blow the trumpet to warn the people.

Hosea 5:8

Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah! Sound the alarm in Beth-aven: “Look behind you, Benjamin!”

Amos 3:5

Does a bird swoop down on a trap on the ground when there is no lure for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground without catching anything?

Zephaniah 1:16

A day of trumpet blasts and battle cries against fortified cities, against lofty battlements.

Zechariah 8:10

For before those days, there were no wages for people, nor hire for animals. Those who came and went were not safe from the enemy, for I set neighbor against neighbor.

Acts 2:23

This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify him.

Acts 4:28

to do what your hand and [your] will had long ago planned to take place.

2 Corinthians 5:11

Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade others; but we are clearly apparent to God, and I hope we are also apparent to your consciousness.