Amos 3:4
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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?

a lion.

Amos 3:8 The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy?

Amos 1:2 And he said: The Lord will roar from Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the beautiful places of the shepherds have mourned, and the top of Carmel is withered.

Psalm 104:21 The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.

Hosea 11:10 They shall walk after the Lord, he shall roar as a lion: because he shall roar, and the children of the sea shall fear.

cry.

Context
Witnesses Against Israel
3Shall two walk together except they be agreed? 4Will 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?5Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowler? Shall the snare be taken up from the earth, before it hath taken somewhat?…
Cross References
Psalm 104:21
The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.

Hosea 5:14
For I will be like a lioness to Ephraim, and like a lion's whelp to the house of Juda: I, I will catch, and go: I will take away, and there is none that can rescue.

Hosea 11:10
They shall walk after the Lord, he shall roar as a lion: because he shall roar, and the children of the sea shall fear.

Amos 3:3
Shall two walk together except they be agreed?

Amos 3:5
Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowler? Shall the snare be taken up from the earth, before it hath taken somewhat?

Lexicon
Does a lion
אַרְיֵה֙ (’ar·yêh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion

roar
הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג (hă·yiš·’aḡ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7580: To rumble, moan

in the forest
בַּיַּ֔עַר (bay·ya·‘ar)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb

when he has no
אֵ֣ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

prey?
וְטֶ֖רֶף (wə·ṭe·rep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2964: Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food

Does a young lion
כְּפִ֤יר (kə·p̄îr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3715: A village, a young lion

growl
הֲיִתֵּ֨ן (hă·yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

in his den
מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ (mim·mə·‘ō·nā·ṯōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4585: An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat

if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

he has caught
לָכָֽד׃ (lā·ḵāḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

nothing?
בִּלְתִּ֖י (bil·tî)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until


Additional Translations
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?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?

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?

Will a lion roar out of his thicket if he has no prey? will a lion's whelp utter his voice at all out of his lair, if he have taken nothing?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?
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