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Amos 3:4
Amos 3:4 is verse 4 of Amos chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
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?
King James Version
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?
World English Bible
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?
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Amos 3:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
3 Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?
4 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?
5 Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Amos 3:8The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken— who will not prophesy?
Amos 1:2He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
Hosea 11:10They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.