“Do two people walk together,
Unless they have made
An appointment?
Does a lion roar
In the forest,
When it has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out
From its den,
If it has taken nothing?
Does a bird fall
Into a snare
On the earth,
When there is no trap
For it?
Does a snare spring up
From the ground,
When it has taken nothing?”
Amos asked a series of questions. Certain things happen because it is the normal thing for them to do. People who walk together have usually set up a time to do so. A lion roars in the forest when it has taken some prey. A young lion in a den has found something when it cries out. A bird does not fall into a snare if there was no trap set up. A snare does not spring up without being set. Thus, there is a natural reaction that takes place in all these cases.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 