Amos 3:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Amos 3:8

6 If a¹ trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid?
^aIf there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it?

7 Surely the Lord God does nothing,
Unless ^aHe reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

8 A lion has roared!
Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
^aWho can but prophesy?

Punishment of Israel’s Sins

9 “Proclaim in the palaces at¹ Ashdod,
And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say:
‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria;
See great tumults in her midst,
And the¹ oppressed within her.

10 For they ^ado not know to do right,’
Says the Lord,
‘Who store up violence and¹ robbery in their palaces.’ ”

11 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“An adversary shall be all around the land;
He shall sap your strength from you,
And your palaces shall be plundered.”

12 Thus says the Lord:
“As a shepherd¹ takes from the mouth of a lion
Two legs or a piece of an ear,
So shall the children of Israel be taken out
Who dwell in Samaria—
In the corner of a bed and¹ on the edge of a couch!

13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord God, the God of hosts,

14 “That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,
I will also visit destruction on the altars of ^aBethel;
And the horns of the altar shall be cut off
And fall to the ground.

15 I will¹ destroy ^athe winter house along with ^bthe summer house;
The ^chouses of ivory shall perish,
And the great houses shall have an end,”
Says the Lord.

Verse Comparison: Amos 3:8

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American Standard Version
The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?

Amplified® Bible
The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?

Contemporary English Version
Everyone is terrified when a lion roars-- and ordinary people become prophets when the LORD God speaks.

Darby English Version
The lion hath roared, -- who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken, -- who can but prophesy?

Good News Bible
When a lion roars, who can keep from being afraid? When the Sovereign LORD speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message?

King James Version
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

New American Standard Bible
A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

New International Version
The lion has roared—
who will not fear?
The Sovereign LORD has spoken—
who can but prophesy?

New King James Version
A lion has roared!
Who will not fear?
The Lord GOD has spoken!
Who can but prophesy?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

Revised Standard Version
The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who can but prophesy?"

Young's Literal Translation
A lion hath roared -- who doth not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken -- who doth not prophesy?

New English Translation
A lion has roared!¹ Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?²

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