Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Will a lion give his loud cry in the woodland when no food is there? will the voice of the young lion be sounding from his hole if he has taken nothing?
New American Standard Bible
Does a young lion
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?
Holman Bible
when it has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from its lair
unless it has captured something?
International Standard Version
Will a lion roar in the forest without having found its prey? Will a young lion cry from its den without having caught anything?
A Conservative Version
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has taken nothing?
American Standard 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?
Amplified
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?
Darby Translation
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?
Julia Smith Translation
Will the lion roar in the forest and not tearing in pieces for him? will the young lion give his voice from his cave if he took nothing?
King James 2000
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? will a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Does a lion roar in the forest {when he has no prey}? Does a fierce, young lion cry out from his den unless he has caught [something]?
Modern King James verseion
Will a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey for him? Will a young lion cry out of his den unless he has caught?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Doth a lion roar in the woods, except he have prey? Or crieth a Lion's whelp out of his den, except he have gotten something?
NET Bible
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?
New Heart 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?
The Emphasized Bible
Will a lion roar in the forest, when, prey, he hath none? Will a young lion utter his voice out of his den, when he hath made no capture?
Webster
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?
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?
Youngs Literal Translation
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?
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Guilt And Punishment
3 Is it possible for two to go walking together, if not by agreement? 4 Will a lion give his loud cry in the woodland when no food is there? will the voice of the young lion be sounding from his hole if he has taken nothing? 5 Is it possible for a bird to be taken in a net on the earth where no net has been put for him? will the net come up from the earth if it has taken nothing at all?
Cross References
Psalm 104:21
The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
Hosea 11:10
They will go after the Lord; his cry will be like that of a lion; his cry will be loud, and the children will come from the west, shaking with fear;
Hosea 5:14
For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the children of Judah; I, even I, will give him wounds and go away; I will take him away, and there will be no helper.
Amos 1:2
And he said, The Lord will give a lion's cry from Zion, his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the fields of the keepers of sheep will become dry, and the top of Carmel will be wasted away.
Amos 3:8
The cry of the lion is sounding; who will not have fear? The Lord God has said the word; is it possible for the prophet to keep quiet?