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Amos 3:4
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Does a lion roar in the forestwhen it has no prey?Does a young lion growl from its lairunless it has captured something?
Will a lion roar in the thicket, When he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, If he has caught nothing?
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?
Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing?
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?
A lion in the forest does not roar unless it has caught an animal; it does not growl in its den when it has caught nothing.
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den if he has not captured something?
Will a lion roare in ye forest, when he hath no pray? or wil a lions whelpe cry out of his den, if he haue taken nothing?
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?
Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey?Does a young lion give forth its voice from its den unless it has captured something?
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?
Does a lion roar in the forest unless it has caught a victim? Does it growl in its den unless it is eating?
Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his lair if it has caught nothing?
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?
A lion will roar in the forest only if it catches its prey. A young lion roaring in his cave means he has caught something to eat.
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Or does a lion cry out of his den if he has taken no prey?
Does a lion roar in the forest unless he has found a victim? Does a young lion growl in his den unless he has caught something?
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a fierce, young lion cry out from his den unless he has caught something?
Will a lion roar in the forest when there is no prey for him? Will a young lion cry out of his den except he has caught something ?
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?
Will a lion give his loud cry in the woodland when no food is there? will the voice of the young lion be sounding from his hole if he has taken nothing?
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? Will a young lion give forth his voice out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Wyll a lion roare in the forest when he hath no pray? or wil a lions whelpe crye out of his denne, if he haue taken nothing?
Will a lion roar out of his thicket if he has no prey? will a lion’s whelp utter his voice at all out of his lair, if he have taken nothing?
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?
Will a lion roar in the thicket, When he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, If he has caught nothing?
Whether a lioun schal rore in a forest, no but he haue prey? Whether the whelp of a lioun schal yyue vois fro his denne, no but he take ony thing?
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has taken nothing?
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he hath taken nothing?
Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?
Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey?
Does a lion make noise among the trees when he has no food? Does a young lion cry out from his home if he has not caught anything?
Does a lion roar in the forest, when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den, if it has caught nothing?
Will a lion roar in the forest, when, prey, he hath none? Will a young lion utter his voice out of his den, when he hath made no capture?
Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion’s whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing?
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?
Doth a lyon roare in the wodde, excepte he haue a pray? Or crieth a lyons whelpe out of his denne, excepte he haue gotten somthige?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a lion: Amos 3:8, Amos 1:2, Psalms 104:21, Hosea 11:10
cry: Heb. give forth his voice
Reciprocal: Psalms 10:9 - secretly Jeremiah 2:15 - young lions Hosea 5:14 - as a lion Hosea 13:7 - General 1 Peter 5:8 - as
Cross-References
And the LORD God said vnto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The Serpent beguiled me, and I did eate.
And it come to passe when he heareth the wordes of this curse, that hee blesse himselfe in his heart, saying, I shall haue peace, though I walke in the imagination of mine heart, to adde drunkennesse to thirst:
Now therefore, thus sayeth the Lord, Thou shalt not come downe from that bed on which thou art gone vp, but shalt surely die. And Eliiah departed.
And they said vnto him, There came a man vp to meet vs, and said vnto vs, Goe, turne againe vnto the king that sent you, and say vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come downe from that bedde on which thou art gone vp, but shalt surely die.
And he said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron (is it not because there is no God in Israel, to enquire of his word?) therefore thou shalt not come downe off that bed on which thou art gone vp, but shalt surely die.
And Elisha said vnto him, Goe, say vnto him, Thou mayest certeinly recouer: howbeit, the Lord hath shewed me, that he shall surely die.
Hee hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face, hee will neuer see it.
Lest Satan should get an aduantage of vs: for wee are not ignorant of his deuices.
But I feare lest by any meanes, as the Serpent beguiled Eue through his subtilty, so your mindes should bee corrupted from the simplicitie that is in Christ.
And Adam was not deceiued, but the woman being deceiued was in the transgression:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey?.... He will not, unless he has it in his sight, or in his paws; he roars when he first sees it, whereby he terrifies the creature, that it cannot move till he comes up to it; and when he has got it in his paws, he roars over it, to invite others to partake with him. Now prophecy from the Lord is compared to the roaring of a lion, Amos 1:2; and this is never in a way of judgment without a cause; the sin of men, or of a nation, which makes them a prey to the wrath and fury of God;
will a young lion cry, or "give forth his voice";
out of his den, if he have taken nothing? that is, if the old lion has taken nothing, and brought nothing unto him; which signifies the same as before; unless by the young lion is meant the prophets of the Lord, who never prophesy but when they have a commission from him, and a people are pointed out to them as the just prey of his wrath and vengeance. All the images here used are very natural; the lion is for the most part in woods and forests, hence called the "lion out of the forest", Jeremiah 5:6; as he is by Theocritus d; where his voice is heard, but not unless he is in sight of his prey, or has got it, even though ever so hungry; but when he has it in view, he roars so terribly, that, as Basil e observes, many animals that could escape him through their swiftness, yet are so frightened at his roaring, that they have no power to move; and they have their dens either in caves or in thickets, where are the she lioness and the young lions, to whom the prey is brought; see Nahum 2:11.
d εκ δρυμοιο λεων, Theocrit. Idyll. 1. e In Hexaemeron, Homil. 9.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? - Then, further, each question by itself suggests its own thought. Amos had already, in repeating Joel’s words, spoken of God’s Voice, under the image of a lion roaring (Amos 1:2; Hosea 11:10 (add Hosea 5:14; Hosea 6:1; Hosea 13:7); Jeremiah 25:30). Hosea had likened Israel to “a silly dove without heat Hosea 7:11; on the other hand, he had likened God’s loud call to repentance to the roaring of the lion, the conversion of Israel to the return of the dove to its home Hosea 11:10-11. As the roaring of the lion causeth terror, for he sendeth forth his terrible roar when he is about to spring on his prey , so God threatens by His prophets, only when He is about to punish. Yet the lion’s roar is a warning to escape. God’s threatening is a warning to betake them to repentance, and so to escape from all fear, by fleeing from their sins. If the season is neglected, wilt thou rescue the prey from the lion’s grasp, or thyself from the wrath of God?
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Amos 3:4. Will a lion roar — Should I threaten such a judgment without cause?
