Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
As when "the lion roars" (compare Amos 1:2; Amos 3:4), none can help but "fear," so when Jehovah communicates His awful message, the prophet cannot but prophesy. Find not fault with me for prophesying; I must obey God. In a wider sense true of all believers (Acts 4:20; Acts 5:29).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Amos 3:8:
Joel 3:16
Amos 3:1
Amos 3:3-6
Amos 3:3-6
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