Amos 3:7 (DRB)

Passage

For the Lord God doth nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

Nearby Context

Amos 3:5 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?

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?

Amos 3:7 For the Lord God doth nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

Amos 3:8 The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy?

Amos 3:9 Publish it in the houses of Azotus, and in the houses of the land of Egypt, and say: Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the many follies in the midst thereof, and them that suffer oppression in the inner rooms thereof.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "doth", "nothing", "without", "revealing", "secret", "servants", and "prophets". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Shall the trumpet sound in a city..." into verse 8's "The lion shall roar who will not...", so "lord" and "doth" belong inside that flow. In Amos context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.