Keep me safe, Adonai, from the clutches of the wicked. Protect me from the man of violence who planned to push me off my feet.
Amos 3:5 - Tree of Life Version Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground if it has no bait? Will a snare spring up from the ground without taking anything? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth where there is no trap for him? Does a trap spring up from the ground when nothing at all has sprung it? American Standard Version (1901) Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is set for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all? Common English Bible Will a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait for it? Will a trap spring up from the ground when it has taken nothing? Catholic Public Domain Version Will a bird fall into a snare on the ground, if there is no bird-catcher? Will a snare be taken away from the ground, before it has caught something? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowler? Shall the snare be taken up from the earth, before it hath taken somewhat? |
Keep me safe, Adonai, from the clutches of the wicked. Protect me from the man of violence who planned to push me off my feet.
Moreover, no man knows his time: like fish caught in a fatal net or birds caught in a snare, so people are trapped in a time of calamity, that falls upon them suddenly.
“In those days they will no longer say: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are blunted.’
So Adonai was intent on bringing the calamity upon us, for Adonai Eloheinu is righteous in all His deeds that He has done—while we have not paid attention to His voice.
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has taken prey?
If a shofar alarm sounds in a city, will people not tremble? If there is calamity in a city, has not Adonai caused it?