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Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? The "evil" is affliction, calamity, malum poenae. As states have no future, all temporal calamities in their case may rightly be regarded as the punishment of sin.
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Will evil—i.e. calamity, misfortune, as 1 Samuel 6:9—happen...
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If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?...
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If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?...
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6 NIV - Amos 3:6 If a ram's horn sounds in a city, do the...
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6 NLT - Amos 3:6 If a ram's horn sounds in a city, do the...
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6 ESV - Amos 3:6 If a ram's horn sounds in a city, do the...
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Witnesses Against Israel … 5 Will the bird fall into the...
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Will evil—i.e. calamity, misfortune, as 1 Samuel 6:9—happen in a city without having its sufficient cause in Jehovah’s purpose? The Hebrews often took no account of what we term ‘secondary causes’; and a calamity, such as famine or pestilence, which might be the natural consequence of some physical antecedent, is thus referred here ...
If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it? - New American Standard Version (1995) Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and Jehovah hath not done it?
If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it?
Jan 8, 2023 · If there is a calamity in a city Yahweh not will have done (it) This implies, to me, that Jehovah causes 'calamities' but the text does not specify the nature or the reason for the adverse occurrence.
Not a calamity can befall a city, not a trouble light upon an individual, without the hand of God permitting and directing it. Guard against hard thoughts of God. God deals thus in the way of punishment and correction.
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Amos 3:4-5 contain four more cause-and-effect questions, but verse 6 applies specifically to our situation in America: "If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the L ORD have done it?"