Amos 3:4
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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 growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
In other translations
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 growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
Hebrew words
הֲיִשְׁאַגhayish'ag¿ does it roarH7580אַרְיֵה'aryeha lionH738בַּיַּעַרbaiya'arin the forestH3293וְטֶרֶףveterefand preyH2964אֵין'einnotH369לוֹlo[belongs] to itהֲיִתֵּןhayiten¿ does it give forthH5414כְּפִירkefira young lionH3715קוֹלוֹkolovoice itsH6963מִמְּעֹנָתוֹmime'onatofrom den itsH4585בִּלְתִּיbiltiexceptH1115אִם־'im-ifH518לָכָד׃lakhadit has caught [something]H3920
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Hosea 11:10They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
- Psalm 104:21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
- Amos 1:2And 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.He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
- Amos 3:8The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken— who will not prophesy?
- Hosea 5:14For 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.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.
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