Amos 3:8

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

A lion has roared—who does not fear? Lord YHWH has spoken—who does not prophesy?

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy?

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

A lion shall roar, and who will not be alarmed? the Lord God has spoken, and who will not prophesy?

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WLC

אַרְיֵ֥ה שָׁאָ֖ג מִ֣י לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ דִּבֶּ֔ר מִ֖י לֹ֥א יִנָּבֵֽא׃

LXX-Br

Λέων ἐρεύξεται, καὶ τίς οὐ φοβηθήσεται; Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἐλάλησε, καὶ τίς οὐ προφητεύσει;

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• Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
• 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?
• 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 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. But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple…
• Amos 2:12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
• 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.”
• 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!
• Job 32:18–19For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me. Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
• Jonah 1:1–3Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.” Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish,…
• Jonah 3:1–3Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.” This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word…
• Acts 5:20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

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