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Amos 3:8

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3:8A lion has roared!10 Who is not afraid?

The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?11

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Amos 3:8: “The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who can but prophesy?”

Footnotes

  1. 10 The roar of the lion is here a metaphor for impending judgment (see 1:2; cf. 3:4, 12). Verses 7–8 justify Amos’ prophetic ministry and message of warning and judgment. The people should expect a prophetic message prior to divine action.
  2. 11 Who can refuse to prophesy? When a message is revealed, the prophet must speak, and the news of impending judgment should cause people to fear.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The lion has roared;

who will not fear?

The Lord God has spoken;

who can but prophesy?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The lion has roared—

who will not fear?

The Sovereign Lord has spoken—

who can but prophesy?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A lion has roared;

who will not fear?

The Lord God has spoken;

who will not prophesy?

NLTNew Living Translation

The lion has roared—

so who isn’t frightened?

The Sovereign Lord has spoken—

so who can refuse to proclaim his message?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy?

KJV 1900King James Version

The lion hath roared, who will not fear?

The Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?