Amos 3:4 KJV — MannaFest

Amos 3:4

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

KJV

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ASV

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

WEB

Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?

YLT

Roar doth a lion in a forest and prey he hath none? Give out doth a young lion his voice from his habitation, If he hath not caught?

DBT

Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he have taken nothing?

About this book

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Amos — A herdsman of Tekoa sent north to Bethel — a shepherd-prophet preaching judgment on a prosperous, comfortable, oppressive society. ‘Let justice roll down.’

Author: Amos, a herdman of Tekoa in Judah, sent to Israel at Bethel (1:1, 7:14)
Date: c. 760–750 BC, during the reigns of Uzziah in Judah and Jeroboam II in Israel

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9 verses on the floor

1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Hosea 11:10
They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
Amos 3:8
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Psalms 104:21
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Amos 1:2
And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

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Where a corrupt nation is, there God's instruments of punishment are sure also to be. The lion roars loudly only when he has prey in sight. Will a young lion cry out . . . if he--the "lion," not the "young lion." have taken nothing?--The young lion just weaned lies silent, until the old lion brings the prey near; then the scent rouses him.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Of the sins that were found among them, by which God was provoked thus to threaten, thus to punish, that they might justify God in his controversy with them, and, unless they repented and reformed, might expect no other than that God should proceed in his controversy,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?--Can God's prophets be so unanimous in prophesying against you, if God's Spirit were not joined with them, or if their prophecies were false? The Israelites were "at ease," not believing that God was with the prophets in their denunciations of coming ruin to the nation (Am 6:1, 3; compare 1Ki 22:18, 24, 27;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

AMO 3:4AMO 1:2 JOE 3:16
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
AMO 3:4AMO 1:2 JER 25:30
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
AMO 3:4HOS 11:10 AMO 1:2
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
AMO 3:4HOS 5:14 PSA 7:2
AMO 3:4HOS 5:14 MIC 5:8
AMO 3:4AMO 3:8 JER 20:9
AMO 3:4HOS 11:10 ISA 31:4
AMO 3:4AMO 3:8 ACT 4:20

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