Amos 3:3
ContextNET © | Do two walk together without having met? 1 |
NIV © | Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? |
NASB © | Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment? |
NLT © | Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction? |
MSG © | Do two people walk hand in hand if they aren't going to the same place? |
BBE © | Is it possible for two to go walking together, if not by agreement? |
NRSV © | Do two walk together unless they have made an appointment? |
NKJV © | Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | Do two walk together without having met? 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The rhetorical questions in vv. 3-5 expect the answer, “No, of course not!” Those in v. 6 anticipate the answer, “Yes, of course they do/he is.” They all draw attention to the principle of cause and effect and lay the logical foundation for the argument in vv. 7-8. Also note the progression from a general question in v. 3 to the “meetings” of two animals (v. 4), to that of an animal and a human trap (v. 5), to a climax with the confrontation with the Lord (v. 6). Each of these meetings is disastrous. |