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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?

KJV

numquid rugiet leo in saltu, nisi habuerit prædam ? numquid dabit catulus leonis vocem de cubili suo, nisi aliquid apprehenderit ?

Vulgate

εἰ ἐρεύξεται λέων ἐκ τοῦ δρυμοῦ αὐτοῦ θήραν οὐκ ἔχων; εἰ δώσει σκύμνος φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς μάνδρας αὐτοῦ καθόλου ἐὰν μὴ ἁρπάσῃ τι;

LXX

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

הֲ/יִשְׁאַ֤ג אַרְיֵה֙ בַּ/יַּ֔עַר וְ/טֶ֖רֶף אֵ֣ין ל֑/וֹ הֲ/יִתֵּ֨ן כְּפִ֤יר קוֹל/וֹ֙ מִ/מְּעֹ֣נָת֔/וֹ בִּלְתִּ֖י אִם לָכָֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אַרְיֵה֙
'ryh
noun · 81×
בִלְתִּ֖י
blty
preposition · 112×
הּ
h
verb · 121×
וֹ
v
noun · 10×
טָ֑רֶף
trp
noun · 22×
יִשְׁאָ֔ג
ysh'g
verb · 20×
יַ֥עַר
y'r
noun · 58×
כְּפִ֣יר
kpyr
noun · 31×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×

Historic Christian voices

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

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 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.
  • Amos 3:8 — The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  • Amos 3:8 — The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  • Hos 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.
  • Hos 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Ps 104:21 — The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.