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Amos 3

Amos 3:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The lion
'ariy (Hebrew #738)
from 717 (in the sense of violence); a lion
KJV usage: (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
Pronounce: ar-ee'
Origin: or (prolonged) earyeh {ar-yay'}
h hath roared
sha'ag (Hebrew #7580)
to rumble or moan
KJV usage: X mightily, roar.
Pronounce: shaw-ag'
Origin: a primitive root
, who will not
lo' (Hebrew #3808)
or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
KJV usage: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
Pronounce: lo
Origin: or lowi {lo}
fear
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
? the Lord
'Adonay (Hebrew #136)
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
KJV usage: (my) Lord.
Pronounce: ad-o-noy'
Origin: am emphatic form of 113
God
Yhovih (Hebrew #3069)
a variation of 3068 (used after 136, and pronounced by Jews as 430, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce 3068 as 136)
KJV usage: God.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vee'
hath spoken
dabar (Hebrew #1696)
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
KJV usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
Pronounce: daw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
k, who can but prophesy
naba' (Hebrew #5012)
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
KJV usage: prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.
Pronounce: naw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Rev. 5:5• 5And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals. (Rev. 5:5)
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Jer. 20:9• 9And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not. (Jer. 20:9)
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1 Cor. 9:16• 16For if I announce the glad tidings, I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for it is woe to me if I should not announce the glad tidings. (1 Cor. 9:16)

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Prophecy; Prophet

Cross References

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lion.
Amos 3:4• 4Will 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? (Amos 3:4)
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Amos 1:2• 2And he said, Jehovah roareth from Zion, and uttereth his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withereth. (Amos 1:2)
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Rev. 5:5• 5And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals. (Rev. 5:5)
who can.
Amos 2:12• 12And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. (Amos 2:12)
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Amos 7:12‑17• 12And Amaziah said unto Amos, Thou seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
 13But prophesy not again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.
 14And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit.
 15And Jehovah took me as I followed the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
 16And now hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and utter not words against the house of Isaac.
 17Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided with the line; and thou shalt die in a land that is unclean; and Israel shall certainly go into captivity, out of his land. (Amos 7:12‑17)
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Job 32:18‑19• 18For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
 19Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst. (Job 32:18‑19)
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Jer. 20:9• 9And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not. (Jer. 20:9)
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Acts 4:20• 20for as for us *we* cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard. (Acts 4:20)
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Acts 5:20,29• 20Go ye and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
 29But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men. (Acts 5:20,29)
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1 Cor. 9:16• 16For if I announce the glad tidings, I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for it is woe to me if I should not announce the glad tidings. (1 Cor. 9:16)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The lion hath roared,—who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken,—who can but prophesy?