Amos 3:8

Good News Translation

When a lion roars, who can keep from being afraid? When the Sovereign Lord speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message?

Cross References

Isaiah 21:10

My people Israel, you have been threshed like wheat, but now I have announced to you the good news that I have heard from the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel.

Isaiah 31:4

The Lord said to me, “No matter how shepherds yell and shout, they can't scare away a lion from an animal that it has killed; in the same way, there is nothing that can keep me, the Lord Almighty, from protecting Mount Zion.

Jeremiah 20:9

But when I say, “I will forget the Lord and no longer speak in his name,” then your message is like a fire burning deep within me. I try my best to hold it in, but can no longer keep it back.

Jeremiah 26:12

Then I said, “The Lord sent me to proclaim everything that you heard me say against this Temple and against this city.

Ezekiel 29:21

“When that happens, I will make the people of Israel strong and let you, Ezekiel, speak out where everyone can hear you, so that they will know that I am the Lord.”

Amos 1:2

Amos said, “The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem. The pastures dry up, and the grass on Mount Carmel turns brown.”

Amos 2:12

But you made the nazirites drink wine, and ordered the prophets not to speak my message.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest unless he has found a victim? Does a young lion growl in his den unless he has caught something?

Acts 4:20

For we cannot stop speaking of what we ourselves have seen and heard.”

Acts 5:20

“Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life.”

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not men.

1 Corinthians 9:16

I have no right to boast just because I preach the gospel. After all, I am under orders to do so. And how terrible it would be for me if I did not preach the gospel!

Revelation 5:5

Then one of the elders said to me, “Don't cry. Look! The Lion from Judah's tribe, the great descendant of David, has won the victory, and he can break the seven seals and open the scroll.”