Amos 3:5 (YLT)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

Amos 3:3 Do two walk together if they have not met?

Amos 3:4 Roar doth a lion in a forest and prey he hath none? Give out doth a young lion his voice from his habitation, If he hath not caught?

Amos 3:5 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?

Amos 3:6 Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done <FI>it<Fi> ?

Amos 3:7 For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "doth", "bird", "fall", "snare", "earth", and "ground". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "doth" and "bird", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Roar doth a lion in a forest..." into verse 6's "Is a trumpet blown in a city...", so "doth" and "bird" 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 "doth" and "bird" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.