Amos 3:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Amos 3:4 : 4 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?
  • Jer 20:9 : 9 And I said, `I do not mention Him, Nor do I speak any more in His name,' And it hath been in my heart As a burning fire shut up in my bones, And I have been weary of containing, And I am not able.
  • Acts 4:20 : 20 for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'
  • Amos 1:2 : 2 and he saith: Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And mourned have pastures of the shepherds, And withered hath the top of Carmel!
  • Amos 2:12 : 12 And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, `Do not prophecy!'
  • Amos 7:12-17 : 12 And Amaziah saith unto Amos, `Seer, go flee for thee unto the land of Judah, and eat there bread, and there thou dost prophesy; 13 and `at' Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it `is' the king's sanctuary, and it `is' the royal house.' 14 And Amos answereth and saith unto Amaziah, `I `am' no prophet, nor a prophet's son `am' I, but a herdsman I `am', and a cultivator of sycamores, 15 and Jehovah taketh me from after the flock, and Jehovah saith unto me, Go, prophesy unto My people Israel. 16 And now, hear a word of Jehovah: thou art saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop `any thing' against the house of Isaac, 17 therefore thus said Jehovah: Thy wife in the city doth go a-whoring, And thy sons and thy daughters by sword do fall, And thy land by line is apportioned, And thou on an unclean land diest, And Israel certainly removeth from off its land.'
  • 1 Cor 9:16 : 16 for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and wo is to me if I may not proclaim good news;
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 and one of the elders saith to me, `Weep not; lo, overcome did the Lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, to open the scroll, and to loose the seven seals of it;
  • Job 32:18-19 : 18 For I have been full of words, Distressed me hath the spirit of my breast, 19 Lo, my breast `is' as wine not opened, Like new bottles it is broken up.
  • Jonah 1:1-3 : 1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying: 2 `Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against it that their wickedness hath come up before Me.' 3 And Jonah riseth to flee to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah, and goeth down `to' Joppa, and findeth a ship going `to' Tarshish, and he giveth its fare, and goeth down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah.
  • Jonah 3:1-3 : 1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah a second time, saying, 2 `Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim unto it the proclamation that I am speaking unto thee;' 3 and Jonah riseth, and he goeth unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. And Nineveh hath been a great city before God, a journey of three days.
  • Acts 5:20 : 20 `Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings of this life;'
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

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  • Amos 3:6-7
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    6Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done `it'?

    7For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets.

  • Amos 3:9
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    9Sound ye unto palaces in Ashdod, And to palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: Be ye gathered on mountains of Samaria, And see many troubles within her, And oppressed ones in her midst.

  • Hos 11:10
    76%

    10After Jehovah they go -- as a lion He roareth, When He doth roar, then tremble do the sons from the west.

  • Isa 31:4
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    4For thus said Jehovah unto me: `As growl doth the lion and the young lion over his prey, Called against whom is a multitude of shepherds, From their voice he is not affrighted, And from their noise he is not humbled; So come down doth Jehovah of Hosts To war on mount Zion, and on her height.

  • Amos 3:4
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    4Roar 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?

  • Jer 25:30
    74%

    30And thou, thou dost prophesy unto them all these words, and hast said unto them: Jehovah from the high place doth roar, And from His holy habitation giveth forth His voice, He surely roareth for His habitation, A shout as of treaders down, God answereth all the inhabitants of the land,

  • Joel 3:16
    73%

    16And Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And shaken have the heavens and earth, And Jehovah `is' a refuge to his people, And a stronghold to sons of Israel.

  • Isa 5:29
    73%

    29Its roaring `is' like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And carrieth away safely, and there is none delivering.

  • Nah 2:11-13
    3 verses
    73%

    11Where `is' the habitation of lionesses? And a feeding-place it `is' for young lions Where walked hath a lion, an old lion, A lion's whelp, and there is none troubling.

    12The lion is tearing parts `for' his whelps, And is strangling for his lionesses, And he doth fill `with' prey his holes, And his habitations `with' rapine.

    13Lo, I `am' against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have burned in smoke its chariot, And thy young lions consume doth a sword, And I have cut off from the land thy prey, And not heard any more is the voice of thy messengers!

  • Amos 1:2
    73%

    2and he saith: Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And mourned have pastures of the shepherds, And withered hath the top of Carmel!

  • Jer 4:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7Gone up hath a lion from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations hath journeyed, He hath come forth from his place To make thy land become a desolation, Thy cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.

    8For this, gird on sackcloth, lament and howl, For the fierce anger of Jehovah hath not turned back from us.

  • Job 4:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.

    11An old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness do separate.

  • Rev 10:3
    72%

    3and he cried with a great voice, as a lion doth roar, and when he cried, speak out did the seven thunders their voices;

  • Jer 50:44
    72%

    44Lo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause them to run from off her. And who is chosen? on her I lay a charge, For who `is' like Me? And who doth convene Me? And who `is' this shepherd who standeth before Me?

  • Zech 11:3
    72%

    3A voice of the howling of the shepherds! For destroyed was their robe of honour, A voice of the roaring of young lions! For destroyed was the excellency of Jordan.

  • Amos 3:13
    71%

    13Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.

  • 1 Kgs 13:26
    71%

    26And the prophet who brought him back out of the way heareth and saith, `It `is' the man of God who provoked the mouth of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth him to the lion, and it destroyeth him, and putteth him to death, according to the word of Jehovah that he spake to him.'

  • Deut 18:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21`And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? --

    22that which the prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing is not, and cometh not -- it `is' the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; in presumption hath the prophet spoken it; -- thou art not afraid of him.

  • Jer 49:19
    70%

    19Lo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause him to run from off her, And who is chosen? concerning her I lay a charge, For who is like Me? and who conveneth Me? And who `is' this shepherd who standeth before Me?

  • Isa 21:8
    70%

    8And he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.

  • Joel 1:6
    70%

    6For a nation hath come up on my land, Strong, and there is no number, Its teeth `are' the teeth of a lion, And it hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

  • Job 28:8
    70%

    8Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.

  • Mic 3:8
    70%

    8And yet I have been full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, And of judgment, and of might, To declare to Jacob his transgression, And to Israel his sin.

  • Num 23:24
    70%

    24Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'

  • 1 Kgs 20:36
    70%

    36and he saith to him, `Because that thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, lo, thou art going from me, and the lion hath smitten thee;' and he goeth from him, and the lion findeth him, and smiteth him.

  • Ezek 13:1
    70%

    1And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

  • Ezek 34:1
    70%

    1And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

  • Jer 25:38
    70%

    38He hath forsaken, as a young lion, His covert, Surely their land hath become a desolation, Because of the oppressing fierceness, And because of the fierceness of His anger!

  • Jer 13:15
    70%

    15Hear, and give ear -- be not haughty, For Jehovah hath spoken.

  • Mic 5:8
    69%

    8Yea, the remnant of Jacob hath been among nations, In the midst of many peoples, As a lion among beasts of a forest, As a young lion among ranks of a flock, Which if it hath passed through, Hath both trodden down and hath torn, And there is no deliverer.

  • Jer 51:38
    69%

    38Together as young lions they roar, They have shaken themselves as lions' whelps.

  • Mic 3:5
    69%

    5Thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets Who are causing My people to err, Who are biting with their teeth, And have cried `Peace,' And he who doth not give unto their mouth, They have sanctified against him war.

  • Ezek 13:7
    69%

    7A vain vision have ye not seen, And a lying divination spoken, When ye say: An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have not spoken?

  • Ezek 13:3
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    3Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo unto the prophets who are foolish, Who are going after their own spirit, And they have seen nothing.

  • Joel 2:1
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    1Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, And shout ye in My holy hill, Tremble do all inhabitants of the earth, For coming is the day of Jehovah, for `it is' near!

  • Jer 2:15
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    15Against him roar do young lions, They have given forth their voice, And make his land become a desolation, His cities have been burnt without inhabitant.

  • Ezek 21:8
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    8And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

  • Prov 30:30
    69%

    30An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,

  • Hos 13:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out.

    8I do meet them as a bereaved bear, And I rend the enclosure of their heart.

  • Joel 2:11
    69%

    11And Jehovah hath given forth His voice before His force, For very great `is' His camp, For mighty `is' the doer of His word, For great `is' the day of Jehovah -- very fearful, And who doth bear it?

  • Hos 5:14
    69%

    14For I `am' as a lion to Ephraim, And as a young lion to the house of Judah, I -- I tear and go, I bear away, and there is no deliverer.

  • Job 41:10
    69%

    10None so fierce that he doth awake him, And who `is' he before Me stationeth himself?

  • Ezek 30:1
    69%

    1And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: