Amos 3:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den if it has caught nothing?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Will 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Will a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he has taken nothing?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Will 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?

Common English Bible

⁴ Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den if it has caught nothing?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Will a lion roar in the forest, unless he has prey? Will the lion's young cry out from his den, unless he has taken something?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion's whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

Amos 3:4 Cross References

Psalm 104:21

The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

Hosea 11:10

They shall go after the Lord, who roars like a lion; when he roars, his children shall come trembling from the west.

Hosea 5:14

For I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and go away; I will carry off, and no one shall rescue.

Amos 1:2

And he said: The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds wither, and the top of Carmel dries up.

Amos 3:3

Do two walk together unless they have made an appointment?

Amos 3:5

Does a bird fall into a snare on the earth when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground when it has taken nothing?

Amos 3:8

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