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Separate views show walking travelers, a lion near its den, and a snare near a distant watchman.
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Amos 3:3-6

Questions of Cause and Consequence

Accountability and the Roar · Amos 3

Story guide: These are rhetorical analogies, rather than one continuous narrated event.

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3Do two walk together unless they have agreed to meet?

4Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion raise its voice from its den unless it has caught something?

5Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no snare for it? Does a trap spring up from the ground when it has caught nothing at all?

6If a trumpet is blown in a city, do not the people tremble? If disaster happens in a city, has not Yahweh done it?

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