Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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?
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Holman Bible
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who will not prophesy?
International Standard Version
A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who will not prophesy?
A Conservative Version
The lion has roared, who will not fear? Lord LORD has spoken, who can but prophesy?
American Standard Version
The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?
Amplified
The lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken [to the prophets]! Who can but prophesy?
Darby Translation
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Julia Smith Translation
The lion roared, who shall not be afraid? the Lord Jehovah spake, who shall not prophesy?
King James 2000
The lion has roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD has spoken, who can but prophesy?
Lexham Expanded Bible
A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy?
Modern King James verseion
The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah has spoken; who will not prophesy?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When a lion roareth, who will not be afraid? Seeing then that the LORDE God himself speaketh, who will not prophesy?
NET Bible
A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?
New Heart English Bible
The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken. Who can but prophesy?
The Emphasized Bible
A lion, hath roared, Who will not fear? My Lord Yahweh, hath spoken, Who can forbear to prophesy?
Webster
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
World English Bible
The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?
Youngs Literal Translation
A lion hath roared -- who doth not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken -- who doth not prophesy?
Themes
Duty » Pressure of » It calls like the voice of a lion
the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit » Is irresistible
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 3:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Guilt And Punishment
7 Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets. 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? 9 Give out the news in the great houses of Assyria and in the land of Egypt, and say, Come together on the mountains of Samaria, and see what great outcries are there, and what cruel acts are done in it.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 20:9
And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.
Acts 4:20
For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.
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.
Job 32:18-19
For I am full of words, I am unable to keep in my breath any longer:
Amos 2:12
But to those who were separate you gave wine for drink; and to the prophets you said, Be prophets no longer.
Amos 3:4
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?
Amos 7:12-17
And Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go in flight into the land of Judah, and there get your living by working as a prophet:
Jonah 1:1-3
And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,
Jonah 3:1-3
And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
Acts 5:20
Go, take your place in the Temple and give the people all the teaching about this Life.
Acts 5:29
But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.
1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.
Revelation 5:5
And one of the rulers said to me, Do not be sad: see, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome, and has power to undo the book and its seven stamps.