SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 3:6

3:6a If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble?

When ⌊people blow⌋ a trumpet in a city, will not the people be afraid? ⌊Yes!⌋
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The people will be afraid when ⌊someone blows a war⌋ trumpet in the city.

3:6b If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

If people in a city suffer disaster has not Yahweh surely caused it? ⌊Yes!⌋
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If soldiers come and destroy a city, it is surely Yahweh who has made it happen.

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