Amos 3:8 “The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken— who w…”

Amos 3:8

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken. Who can but prophesy?

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

The lyon hath roared: who will not bee afraide? the Lord God hath spoken: who can but prophecie?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

A lion hath roared — who doth not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken — who doth not prophesy?

Bible in Basic English

The cry of the lion is sounding; who will not have fear? The Lord God has said the word; is it possible for the prophet to keep quiet?

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Cross references

“lion”

Amos 3:4 Amos 1:2 Revelation 5:5

Amos 3:4 · BSB

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?

Amos 1:2 · BSB

He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”

Revelation 5:5 · BSB

Then 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.”

“who can”

Jeremiah 20:9 Acts 4:20 Amos 2:12 Amos 7:12–17 1 Corinthians 9:16 Acts 5:20

Jeremiah 20:9 · BSB

If 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.

Acts 4:20 · BSB

For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Amos 2:12 · BSB

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

Amos 7:12–17 · BSB

And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.

1 Corinthians 9:16 · BSB

Yet 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!

Acts 5:20 · BSB

“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

Also

Jonah 1:1–3 Jonah 3:1–3

Jonah 1:1–3 · BSB

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 3:1–3 · BSB

Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

9Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”

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