Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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? Ecclesiastes 9:12 Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them. Jeremiah 31:28 And as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to throw down, and to scatter, and destroy, and afflict: so will I watch over them, to build up, and to plant them, saith the Lord. Daniel 9:14 And the Lord hath watched upon the evil, and hath brought it upon us: the Lord, our God, is just in all his works which he hath done: for we have not hearkened to his voice. Context Witnesses Against Israel…4Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion's whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? 5Will 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?6Shall 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?… Cross References Psalm 140:5 The proud have hidden a net for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare: they have laid for me a stumblingblock by the wayside. Amos 3:4 Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion's whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? Amos 3:6 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? Lexicon Does a birdצִפּוֹר֙ (ṣip·pō·wr) Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 6833: A little bird land הֲתִפֹּ֤ל (hă·ṯip·pōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against a snare פַּ֣ח (paḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6341: A, sheet, a spring net where no אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle bait [has been set]? וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ (ū·mō·w·qêš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4170: A bait or lure, a snare Does a trap פַּח֙ (paḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6341: A, sheet, a spring net spring הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־ (hă·ya·‘ă·leh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of the ground הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 127: Ground, land when it has וְלָכ֖וֹד (wə·lā·ḵō·wḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere nothing לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no to catch? יִלְכּֽוֹד׃ (yil·kō·wḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere Additional Translations 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 on 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 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? Will a bird fall on the earth without a fowler? will a snare be taken up from the earth without having taken anything? Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin [is laid] for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken? 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? 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 fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch? 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? Jump to Previous Bait Bird Captures Captureth Catch Earth Fall Gin Ground Lure Net Possible Prey Snare Spring TrapJump to Next Bait Bird Captures Captureth Catch Earth Fall Gin Ground Lure Net Possible Prey Snare Spring TrapExternal Links Amos 3:5 NIVAmos 3:5 NLT Amos 3:5 ESV Amos 3:5 NASB Amos 3:5 ASV Amos 3:5 Bible Apps Amos 3:5 Biblia Paralela Amos 3:5 Chinese Bible Amos 3:5 French Bible Amos 3:5 German Bible Alphabetical: a all at bait been bird captures catch Does earth fall from ground has in into is it no nothing on set snare spring the there to trap up when where OT Prophets: Amos 3:5 Can a bird fall in a trap (Amo. Am) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |