Amos 3:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:21 : 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
  • Hos 11:10 : 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 1:2 : 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.
  • Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  • Hos 5:14 : 14 For I [will be] unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, [even] I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue [him].

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    29Their roaring [shall be] like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry [it] away safe, and none shall deliver [it].

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    30A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

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    8The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

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    12Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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