Amos

Amos 3:6

⁶If a ram’s horn sounds in a city,

do the people not tremble?

If calamity comes to a city,

has not the LORD caused it?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
a ram’s horn	שׁוֹפָר֙	šō·w·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H7782 horn
sounds	יִתָּקַ֤ע	yit·tā·qa‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
in a city	בְּעִ֔יר	bə·‘îr	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
do the people	וְעָ֖ם	wə·‘ām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tremble	יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ	ye·ḥĕ·rā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2729 tremble, be terrified
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
calamity	רָעָה֙	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
comes	תִּהְיֶ֤ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to a city	בְּעִ֔יר	bə·‘îr	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
has not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the LORD	וַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
caused it	עָשָֽׂה׃	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.