The Meaning of Amos 3:5 Explained

Amos 3:5

KJV: Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

YLT: 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?

Darby: Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin is laid for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken?

ASV: Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is'set for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 3:5?

MEANING: What does Amos 3:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 3:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 3:5?

What is the context of Amos 3:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin [is] for him? shall [one] take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

What does Amos 3:5 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Birds do not get snared in traps unless there is bait in the traps that attracts them. Animal traps do not snap shut unless something triggers them. Israel had taken the bait of sin and had become ensnared.

Context Summary

Amos 3:1-15 - The Lord's Word Must Come True

The closer our relationship with God, the more searching His scrutiny and chastening. The sins of God's children which may seem of slight consequence are rigorously dealt with by their Heavenly Father, who loves them too well to allow their life to be permanently injured. It is because God loves us that He is so quick in detecting the least symptoms of disease. But we must agree with Him as to the sinfulness of sin, the need of cleansing, the hopelessness of our old nature, and the world's urgent need both of our sympathy and sacrifice. So only shall we walk with God as Enoch did. The soul that is one with Him is on the alert, as is the traveler who hears the lion's roar in the forest. Watch; ye know not the hour!

The nobles of Egypt and Philistia are summoned to view the sins of Samaria and to confirm the justice of her penalty. From all sides the invader would descend on the recreant land. Only a fragment should escape, like the small piece of a lamb rescued from the jaws of the savage beast of prey. The couch of luxury, the bed of sloth, the golden calf of Beth-el-all marked the degeneracy of the Chosen People. May the sorrows through which the world is passing at this hour be the means of cleansing human society from these same evils that our Christian civilization may escape the penalties that overtook Israel! [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 3

¹ The necessity of God's judgment against Israel
⁹ The publication of it, with the causes thereof

What do the individual words in Amos 3:5 mean?

Will fall a bird into a snare on the earth and trap where there is no for it will spring up a snare from the earth and at all nothing if it has caught

הֲתִפֹּ֤ל צִפּוֹר֙ עַל־ פַּ֣ח הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ אֵ֣ין לָ֑הּ הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־ פַּח֙ מִן־ הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה ؟ וְלָכ֖וֹד לֹ֥א יִלְכּֽוֹד

הֲתִפֹּ֤ל	Will fall
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: נָפַל Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
צִפּוֹר֙	a bird
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: צִפֹּור Sense: bird, fowl.
עַל־	into
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פַּ֣ח	a snare
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פַּח Sense: bird trap, trap, snare.
הָאָ֔רֶץ	on the earth
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ	and trap
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹוקֵשׁ Sense: bait, lure, snare.
אֵ֣ין	where there is no
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
לָ֑הּ	for it
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־	will spring up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
פַּח֙	a snare
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּח Sense: bird trap, trap, snare.
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	the earth
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲדָמָה Sense: ground, land.
؟ וְלָכ֖וֹד	and at all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: לָכַד Sense: to capture, take, seize.
לֹ֥א	nothing
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יִלְכּֽוֹד	if it has caught
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לָכַד Sense: to capture, take, seize.

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