Amos 3:4
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?
Amos 3:4 in other translations
| 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? |
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| WEB | 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? |
| ASV | 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? |
| YLT | 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? |
| DARBY | 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? |
| BBE | 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? |
| Webster | 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? |
What does Amos 3:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Amos 3:3-6
3-6. Here follow several questions of a parable-like kind, to awaken conviction in the people. Can two walk together, except they be agreed?--Can God's prophets be so unanimous in prophesying against you, if God's Spirit were not joined with them, or if their prophecies were false? The Israelites were "at ease," not believing that God was with the prophets in their denunciations of coming ruin to the nation (Am 6:1…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 3:1-8
The distinguishing favours of God to us, if they do not restrain from sin, shall not exempt from punishment. They could not expect communion with God, unless they first sought peace with him. Where there is not friendship, there can be no fellowship. God and man cannot walk together, except they are agreed. Unless we seek his glory, we cannot walk with him. Let us not presume on outward privileges, without special…
Amos 3:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Amos 3:4
- Hosea 11:10
They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
- Psalms 104:21
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
- Amos 1:2
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.
- Hosea 5:14
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.
- Amos 3:8
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
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Context
- Amos 3:3
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
- Amos 3:4
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?
- Amos 3:5
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Amos 3:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Bramará el león en el monte sin hacer presa? ¿dará el leoncillo su bramido desde su morada, si no prendiere? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le lion rugira-t-il dans la forêt s’il n’a pas de proie? Le lionceau fera-t-il entendre sa voix de son repaire, s’il n’a pris quelque chose? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Brüllt der Löwe im Walde, wenn er keinen Raub hat? Läßt der junge Löwe seine Stimme aus seiner Höhle erschallen, außer wenn er einen Fang getan hat? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | numquid rugiet leo in saltu, nisi habuerit prædam? numquid dabit catulus leonis vocem de cubili suo, nisi aliquid apprehenderit? |