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Amos 3:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Amos 3:5

Verse 5 of 15

Scripture focus

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?

Amos 3:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Amos 3:5

Theological / Devotional

Can a bird fall? As a bird cannot be caught unless a trap is set for it, so when a sinner sets for himself a trap of iniquity, he cannot escape its punitive results (see Ps. 7:15, 16; 9:15; 40:12; Prov. 5:22).

Gin. “A lure,” or “a bird trap.” This trap was probably a net having a stick for a spring, which flew up with a part of the net when touched, enclosing and catching the bird.

Nothing at all. Just as a snare would not spring up or be taken up if it had not caught something, thus certainly the prophet would not announce the coming of divine retribution if the offenders were not deserving of it.

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