Holy Scripture
Amos 3:6
A church father on this verse
“I do not say these things in arrogance, but I have the prophet Amos standing at my side, crying and saying, "There is no evil in the city which the Lord has not done." Now evil is a many-faceted term. I wish that you shall learn the exact meaning of each expression, in order that on account of ambiguity you may not co…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
6Shall the trumpet sound in the city, and the people not be alarmed? shall there be evil in a city which the Lord has not wrought?
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In context
4Will a lion roar out of his thicket if he has no prey? will a lion’s whelp utter his voice at all out of his lair, if he have taken nothing?
5Will a bird fall on the earth without a fowler? will a snare be taken up from the earth without having taken anything?
— Amos 3:6 —
7For the Lord God will do nothing, without revealing instruction to his servants the prophets.
8A lion shall roar, and who will not be alarmed? the Lord God has spoken, and who will not prophesy?