Amos 3:5

New International Reader's Version

Does a bird fly down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a net spring up from the ground when it has not caught anything?

Cross References

Psalm 140:5

Proud people have hidden their traps to catch me. They have spread out their nets. They have set traps for me along my path.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows when trouble will come to them. Fish are caught in nets. Birds are taken in traps. And people are trapped by hard times that come when they don’t expect them.

Jeremiah 31:28

I watched over Israel and Judah to pull them up by the roots. I tore them down. I crushed them. I destroyed them. I brought horrible trouble on them. But now I will watch over them to build them up and plant them,” announces the Lord.

Daniel 9:14

Lord, you didn’t hold back from bringing this trouble on us. You always do what is right. But we haven’t obeyed you.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the bushes when it doesn’t have any food? Does it growl in its den when it hasn’t caught anything?

Amos 3:6

When someone blows a trumpet in a city, don’t the people tremble with fear? When trouble comes to a city, hasn’t the Lord caused it?