Amos 3:4

Amos chapter 3 · verse 4 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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?

Context

v.3Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?

v.4This passage

v.5Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is set for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Amos 3:8

    The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?

  • Amos 1:2

    And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

  • Psalms 104:21

    The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

  • Hosea 11:10

    They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.

  • 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 carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.