Amos 3:4


Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from his den if he has not captured something?

Psalm 104:21


The young lions roar after their prey
And seek their food from God.

Hosea 11:10


They will walk after the Lord [in obedience and worship],
Who will roar like a lion;
He will roar [summoning them]
And His sons will come trembling from the west.

Hosea 5:14


For I will be like a lion to Ephraim
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will tear to pieces and go on [tearing];
I will carry off [the prey] and there will be no one to rescue them.

Amos 1:2


And he said,
“The Lord thunders and roars from Zion [in judgment]
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
Then the pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the summit of [Mount] Carmel dries up [because of God’s judgment].”

Amos 3:8


The lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken [to the prophets]! Who can but prophesy?

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Summary

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?

General references

Bible References

A lion

Amos 3:8

The lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken [to the prophets]! Who can but prophesy?
Amos 1:2

And he said,
“The Lord thunders and roars from Zion [in judgment]
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
Then the pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the summit of [Mount] Carmel dries up [because of God’s judgment].”
Psalm 104:21

The young lions roar after their prey
And seek their food from God.
Hosea 11:10

They will walk after the Lord [in obedience and worship],
Who will roar like a lion;
He will roar [summoning them]
And His sons will come trembling from the west.

General references

Hosea 13:7

So I will be like a lion to them;
Like a leopard I will watch and lie in wait [ready to attack] by the road [to Assyria].