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Amos 3:8

The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?

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ASV

The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?

KJV

The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַרְיֵ֥ה'ar.Yeha lionH738 →
שָׁאָ֖גsha.'Agit has roaredH7580 →
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יִירָ֑אyi.Ra'will he be afraidH3372 →
אֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3069 →
דִּבֶּ֔רdi.Berhe has spokenH1696 →
מִ֖יmiwho?H4310 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִנָּבֵֽא׃yi.na.Ve'will he prophesyH5012 →

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1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.Isaiah 31:4For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.Jeremiah 20:9If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.Amos 3:4Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”Amos 1:2He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”Amos 7:12–17And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.1 Corinthians 9:16Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.Jonah 1:1–3Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.Jonah 3:1–3Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:Job 32:18–19For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.Acts 5:20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”Hosea 11:10They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.

About Amos

The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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