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?
Context
This verse from Amos Chapter 3 connects to 3 cross-references. God has chosen Israel from all families of the earth and therefore will punish them for their iniquities. The rhetorical questions establish the principle of proportionate cause: do two walk together unless they have agreed? Do birds fall into snares …
Other Translations
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?
Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it captureth not?
Is it possible for a bird to be taken in a net on the earth where no net has been put for him? will the net come up from the earth if it has taken nothing at all?
Cross References
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the …
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break …
Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous …