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Does it growl in its den when it has caught nothing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured <i>something?</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured <i>something?</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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 <i>something</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>something?</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest unless it has caught a victim? Does it growl in its den unless it is eating? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl in its den unless it has caught something?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will a lion roar in the forest without having found its prey? Will a young lion cry from its den without having caught anything?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in a forest and he has no prey? Does a young lion give out his voice from his habitation, "" If he has not caught?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Will the lion roar in the forest and not tearing in pieces for him? will the young lion give his voice from his cave if he took nothing?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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 ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Will a lion roar in the forest, unless he has prey? Will the lion’s young cry out from his den, unless he has taken something?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den unless it has seized something? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in a forest when he has no flock, or does a lion lift his voice from his den unless he rips apart?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Will a lion roar out of his thicket if he has no prey? will a <i>lion's</i> whelp utter his voice at all out of his lair, if he have taken nothing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/3-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=394" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/3.htm">Witnesses Against Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Can two walk together without agreeing where to go? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: ’ar·yêh (N-ms) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">Does a lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/7580.htm" title="7580: hă·yiš·’aḡ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To roar. A primitive root; to rumble or moan.">roar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: bay·ya·‘ar (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">in the forest</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">when he has no</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2964.htm" title="2964: wə·ṭe·rep̄ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Prey, food, a leaf. From taraph; something torn, i.e. A fragment, e.g. A fresh leaf, prey, food.">prey?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3715.htm" title="3715: kə·p̄îr (N-ms) -- Young lion. From kaphar; a village; also a young lion.">Does a young lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: hă·yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">growl</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4585.htm" title="4585: mim·mə·‘ō·nā·ṯōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Habitation. Or msonah; feminine of ma'own, and meaning the same.">in his den</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: lā·ḵāḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">he has caught</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: bil·tî (Prep) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">nothing?</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8</a></span><br />My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14</a></span><br />For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Hosea 11:10</a></span><br />They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Isaiah 5:29</a></span><br />Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7</a></span><br />He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16</a></span><br />The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Revelation 10:3</a></span><br />Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Psalm 22:13</a></span><br />They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Psalm 104:21</a></span><br />The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12</a></span><br />A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-10.htm">Job 4:10-11</a></span><br />The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken. / The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Nahum 2:11-12</a></span><br />Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away? / The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a></span><br />The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?</p><p class="hdg">a lion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Amos 3:8</a></b></br> The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Psalm 104:21</a></b></br> The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.</p><p class="hdg">cry.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/11-33.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/daniel/6-24.htm">Den</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Food</a> <a href="/hosea/2-12.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Growl</a> <a href="/daniel/4-21.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/daniel/6-23.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/joel/1-6.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/hosea/9-13.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Something</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/hosea/2-12.htm">Thicket</a> <a href="/amos/3-3.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Woodland</a> <a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Den</a> <a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/amos/4-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Growl</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/amos/3-5.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Roar</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Something</a> <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Thicket</a> <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Unless</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Woodland</a> <a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm">The necessity of God's judgment against Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/3-9.htm">The publication of it, with the causes thereof.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?</b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, the lion was a powerful symbol of strength and ferocity. Lions were known to inhabit the forests and thickets of the region, and their roar was a sign of their dominance and presence. The rhetorical question posed here implies that a lion's roar is purposeful, typically signaling the capture of prey. This imagery is used to illustrate the certainty and inevitability of God's judgment. Just as a lion does not roar without reason, God does not pronounce judgment without cause. The lion's roar can be seen as a metaphor for the prophetic warnings given by Amos, indicating that the impending judgment is both deserved and imminent. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God's justice, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4</a>, where God is likened to a lion defending its territory.<p><b>Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?</b><br>The young lion, or cub, represents a stage of growth and learning, yet it still possesses the instinct to hunt and capture prey. The growl in the den signifies satisfaction and possession of what has been caught. In the prophetic context, this suggests that God's actions are deliberate and based on the reality of Israel's transgressions. The imagery of the young lion in its den also evokes a sense of security and inevitability; once the prey is caught, it is brought back to the den. This can be paralleled with the certainty of God's plans and the fulfillment of His word, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, which speaks of God's word accomplishing what He desires. The use of the lion imagery throughout the Bible often points to the power and authority of God, as well as the fulfillment of His divine purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver messages to the northern kingdom of Israel. His prophecies often focus on social justice and divine judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which during Amos's time was experiencing prosperity but also moral and spiritual decay. Amos's message is directed towards their complacency and injustice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lion.htm">Lion</a></b><br>Used metaphorically in this verse to represent God's impending judgment. The lion's roar signifies a warning or a sign of imminent action.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/forest.htm">Forest</a></b><br>Symbolic of the world or the environment where God's people reside. The forest is a place where the lion (God's judgment) is active.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prey.htm">Prey</a></b><br>Represents the people of Israel who are the target of God's judgment due to their sins and disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_warnings.htm">Understanding God's Warnings</a></b><br>Just as a lion's roar signals its presence and intent, God's warnings through prophets like Amos are meant to alert His people to impending judgment. We must heed these warnings in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>The rhetorical questions in <a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4</a> emphasize the inevitability of God's actions. When God speaks, it is with purpose and certainty. We should live with an awareness of His justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination_and_repentance.htm">Self-Examination and Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of the lion and prey calls us to examine our lives for areas of sin and disobedience. Repentance is necessary to avoid being 'prey' to God's righteous judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Amos serve as God's mouthpiece, delivering messages that may be uncomfortable but are necessary for spiritual growth and correction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as the prey must be aware of the lion, we must be spiritually vigilant, recognizing the signs of God's movement and responding appropriately.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_was_exodus_written.htm">What does 'Like a Roaring Lion' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_a_shepherd_save_scraps_from_a_lion.htm">Amos 3:12: Is it scientifically or logically plausible for a shepherd to rescue only small fragments from a lion's mouth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jeremiah_5_6__are_wild_animal_attacks_credible.htm">Jeremiah 5:6 - How is this threat of wild animals attacking people scientifically or historically credible, given the period's recorded encounters with such creatures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'lions'_in_psalm_57_4_poetic_or_literal.htm">Is the reference to enemies being like 'lions' in Psalm 57:4 simply poetic imagery, or does it exaggerate any verifiable historical threat David faced?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Lion.--</span>The questions suggest that the prey is being seized. This is intimated by the lion's roar, the loud roar of the lion in the forest, the growl of the famished young lions in the den. Aben-Ezra thus interprets; but G. Baur thinks that <span class= "ital">Caphir</span> distinguishes a "hunting lion" from the beast that growls in his lair. (Comp. <a href="/amos/1-2.htm" title="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 1:2</a>.) Amos, by his graphic representation of the terrifying threat, signifies that nations, and kingdoms, and this family of Israel, are, at the present moment, trembling in the grasp of the great Avenger.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Will a lion roar,</span> etc.? The lion roars when he has his pray in sight, and is about to spring upon it. So God makes the prophet utter his voice because he is ready to execute vengeance. The second clause expresses the same fact in different terms. The young lion (<span class="accented">kephir</span>) is not a whelp, but one able to provide for itself. He growls over the prey which he has in his lair. So Israel lies helpless as the words of God's threatenings strike upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/3-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Does a lion</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְיֵה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">roar</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yiš·’aḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7580.htm">Strong's 7580: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rumble, moan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the forest</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיַּ֔עַר</span> <span class="translit">(bay·ya·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when he has no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prey?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטֶ֖רֶף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭe·rep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2964.htm">Strong's 2964: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Does a young lion</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּפִ֤יר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·p̄îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3715.htm">Strong's 3715: </a> </span><span class="str2">A village, a young lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">growl</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיִתֵּ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his den</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·‘ō·nā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4585.htm">Strong's 4585: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has caught</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nothing?</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/3-4.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 3:4 Will a lion roar in the thicket (Amo. 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