Amos 3:8

A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?

Jeremiah 20:9

Sometimes I think, "I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more." But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it.

Acts 4:20

for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."

Amos 1:2

Amos said: "The Lord comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds' pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers."

Job 32:18-19

For I am full of words, and the spirit within me constrains me.

Amos 2:12

"But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, 'Do not prophesy!'

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

Amos 7:12-17

Amaziah then said to Amos, "Leave, you visionary! Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living and prophesy there!

Jonah 1:1-3

The Lord said to Jonah son of Amittai,

Jonah 3:1-3

The Lord said to Jonah a second time,

Acts 5:20

"Go and stand in the temple courts and proclaim to the people all the words of this life."

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.

1 Corinthians 9:16

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Revelation 5:5

Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

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Summary

The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

General references

Bible References

Lion

Amos 3:4
Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
Amos 1:2
Amos said: "The Lord comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds' pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers."
Revelation 5:5
Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

Who can

Amos 2:12
"But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, 'Do not prophesy!'
Amos 7:12
Amaziah then said to Amos, "Leave, you visionary! Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living and prophesy there!
Job 32:18
For I am full of words, and the spirit within me constrains me.
Jeremiah 20:9
Sometimes I think, "I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more." But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it.
Acts 4:20
for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard."
Acts 5:20
"Go and stand in the temple courts and proclaim to the people all the words of this life."
1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

General references

Hosea 13:7
So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

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