Amos 3:6 (LSB)

Passage

If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity happens in a city has not Yahweh done it?

Nearby Context

Amos 3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion give forth its voice from its den unless it has captured something?

Amos 3:5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?

Amos 3:6 If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity happens in a city has not Yahweh done it?

Amos 3:7 Surely Lord Yahweh does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His slaves the prophets.

Amos 3:8 A lion has roared! Who will not fear? Lord Yahweh has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "trumpet", "blown", "city", "people", "tremble", "calamity", and "happens". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "trumpet" and "blown", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Does a bird fall into a trap..." into verse 7's "Surely Lord Yahweh does nothing Unless He...", so "trumpet" and "blown" 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 "trumpet" and "blown" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.