Amos 3:6 KJV
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?
Matthew Henry
- Judgments against IsraelThe distinguishing favours of God to us, if they do not restrain from sin, shall not exempt from punishment. They could not expect communion with God, unless...
Thompson Chains
- Trumpets (1)See the chain from Numbers 10:9 · 12 links
- Affliction (3)See the chain from Deuteronomy 8:5 · 6 links
Cross References
- Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
- Isaiah 14:24–27 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: …
- Zephaniah 1:16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
- Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
- Jeremiah 4:5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
- Jeremiah 6:1 O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
- Hosea 5:8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
- Jeremiah 5:22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
- Jeremiah 10:7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
- Ezekiel 33:3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
- Acts 2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
- Acts 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities Dispensation of God
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of captivity, famine, and judgments
- Trumpet Used in war
- War God uses, as a judgment
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible810–784 BC · Amos, in the days of Uzziah and Jeroboam II
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Shall a trumpet שׁוֹפָר šôpār שׁוֹפָר Noun · masculine singular
- be blown אִם ʾim Conjunction יִתָּקַע yittāqaʿ תָּקַע Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- in the city בְּעִיר bĕʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
- and the people וְעָם wĕʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with and
- not be afraid לֹא lōʾ Negative יֶחֱרָדוּ yeḥĕrādû חָרַד Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- shall there be evil אִם ʾim Conjunction תִּהְיֶה tihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine singular רָעָה rāʿâ רַע Noun · feminine singular
- in a city בְּעִיר bĕʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
- and the LORD וַיהוָה wayhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with and
- hath not done לֹא lōʾ Negative עָשָׂה ʿāśâ עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
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