Amos 3:5

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?

Can a bird {H6833} fall {H5307} in a snare {H6341} upon the earth {H776}, where no gin {H4170} is for him? shall one take up {H5927} a snare {H6341} from the earth {H127}, and have taken {H3920} nothing at all {H3920}?

Does a bird get caught in a trap on the ground if it hasn't been baited? Does a trap spring up from the ground when it has taken nothing?

Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?

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?

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Cross-References

  • Ecclesiastes 9:12 (7 votes)

    For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so [are] the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

  • Daniel 9:14 (3 votes)

    Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God [is] righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

  • Jeremiah 31:28 (2 votes)

    And it shall come to pass, [that] like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.