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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.

KJV

Et dixit : Dominus de Sion rugiet, et de Jerusalem dabit vocem suam ; et luxerunt speciosa pastorum, et exsiccatus est vertex Carmeli.

Vulgate

Καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος ἐκ Σιὼν ἐφθέγξατο, καὶ ἐξ Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἔδωκεν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπένθησαν αἱ νομαὶ τῶν ποιμένων, καὶ ἐξηράνθη ἡ κορυφὴ τοῦ Καρμήλου.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמַ֓ר יְהוָה֙ מִ/צִיּ֣וֹן יִשְׁאָ֔ג וּ/מִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם יִתֵּ֣ן קוֹל֑/וֹ וְ/אָֽבְלוּ֙ נְא֣וֹת הָ/רֹעִ֔ים וְ/יָבֵ֖שׁ רֹ֥אשׁ הַ/כַּרְמֶֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הֹבִ֥ישׁ
hbysh
verb · 73×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יִשְׁאָ֔ג
ysh'g
verb · 20×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כַּרְמֶ֑ל
krml
noun · 24×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
נְא֣וֹת
n'vt
noun · 12×
צִיּ֔וֹן
tsyvn
proper_noun · 147×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
רֹעִ֔ים
r'ym
verb · 164×
תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
t'bl
verb · 39×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

God showed himself, by the fall of man, as patient, benign, merciful, mighty to save. Man is therefore most ungrateful, if, unmindful of his own lot, and of the benefits held out to him, he do not acknowledge divine grace. 1. Long-suffering therefore was God, when man became a defaulter, as foreseeing that victory which should be granted to him through the Word. For, when stren…
Is prophecy natural? Is it from God by means of the angels? Is a natural disposition requisite for prophecy? Is a good life requisite? Is any prophecy from the demons? Do prophets of the demons ever tell what is true? Article 1. Whether prophecy can be natural? Objection 1. It would seem that prophecy can be natural. For Gregory says (Dial. iv, 26) that "sometimes the mere stre…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
  • 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 3:8 — The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  • Amos 9:3 — And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he s
  • Amos 9:3 — And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he s
  • Hos 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.
  • Isa 42:13 — The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
  • Isa 42:13 — The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
  • Jer 12:4 — How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last
  • Jer 25:30 — Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he
  • Jer 25:30 — Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he
  • Jer 28:8 — The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
  • Joel 3:16 — The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Is
  • Joel 3:16 — The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Is
  • Nah 1:4 — He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
  • Nah 1:4 — He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
  • Ps 46:6 — The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
  • Rev 10:3 — And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.