Amos 3:5

Amos 3:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground

when no bait is there?

Does a trap spring up from the ground

if it has not caught anything?

5Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no 3:5 Lit snaredevice in it?

Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?

5Does 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?

5Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it?

Does a trap spring up from the ground when it has caught nothing at all? [Of course not! So it is that Israel has earned her impending judgment.]

5Does a bird land in a snare

where no bait has been set?

Does a trap spring from the ground

when it has nothing to catch?

5Does a bird fly down to a trap on the ground

when no bait is there?

Does a net spring up from the ground

when it has not caught anything?