Amos 3:6-8

King James Version

⁶Shall 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?

⁷Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

⁸The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

Amos 3:6-8

New International Version

⁶When a trumpet^(A) sounds in a city,
do not the people tremble?
When disaster^(B) comes to a city,
has not the Lord caused it?^(C)

⁷Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
without revealing his plan^(D)
to his servants the prophets.^(E)

⁸The lion^(F) has roared^(G)—
who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
who can but prophesy?^(H)

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New International Version (NIV)