You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result #– #the survival of many people.
Amos 3:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If a ram’s horn is blown in a city, aren’t people afraid? If a disaster occurs in a city, hasn’t the Lord done it? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall a trumpet be blown in the city and the people not be alarmed and afraid? Shall misfortune or evil occur [as punishment] and the Lord has not caused it? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible If a ram’s horn is blown in a city, won’t people tremble? If disaster falls on a city, is it the LORD who has done it? Catholic Public Domain Version Will the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not become frightened? Will there be disaster in a city, which the Lord has not done? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done? |
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result #– #the survival of many people.
While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, ‘This disaster is from the Lord. Why should I wait for the Lord any longer? ’
I form light and create darkness, I make success and create disaster; I am the Lord, who does all these things.
Who should not fear you, King of the nations? It is what you deserve. For among all the wise people of the nations and among all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony! Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds; I cannot be silent. For you, my soul, have heard the sound of the ram’s horn – the shout of battle.
Declare in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say, Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry out loudly and say, ‘Assemble yourselves, and let’s flee to the fortified cities.’
Do you not fear me? This is the Lord’s declaration. Do you not tremble before me, the one who set the sand as the boundary of the sea, an enduring barrier that it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar, but cannot pass over it.
‘Run for cover out of Jerusalem, Benjaminites. Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; raise a smoke signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster threatens from the north, even a crushing blow.
And suppose he sees the sword coming against the land and blows his ram’s horn to warn the people.
Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the war cry in Beth-aven: Look behind you, Benjamin!
Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing?
a day of ram’s horn and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.
For prior to those days neither people nor animals had wages. There was no safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I turned everyone against his neighbour.
Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him.
to do whatever your hand and your will had predestined to take place.
Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your consciences.