Amos 3:6
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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?If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
In other translations
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?If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
Hebrew words
אִם־'im-<if>?H518יִתָּקַעyitaka'is it blownH8628שׁוֹפָרshofara trumpetH7782בְּעִירbe'irin a cityH5892וְעָםve'amand [the] peopleH5971לֹאlo'notH3808יֶחֱרָדוּyecheraduthey trembleH2729אִם־'im-or?H518תִּהְיֶהtihyehis itH1961רָעָהra'ahcalamityH7451בְּעִירbe'irin a cityH5892וַיהוָהvayahwehand YahwehH3068לֹאlo'notH3808עָשָׂה׃'asahhe has done [it]H6213
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