A lionhas roared!Whowill not fear?The LordGODhas spoken!Whocan but prophesy?
for we cannotstopspeakingabout whatwe have seenand heard."
Does a lionroarin the forestwhen he hasnoprey?Does a youngliongrowlfrom his denunlesshe has captured[something]?
But if I say,"I will not rememberHim Or speakanymorein His name,"Then in my heartit becomeslike a burningfireShutup in my bones;And I am wearyof holding[it] in, And I cannotendure[it].
He said,"The LORDroarsfrom ZionAnd from JerusalemHe uttersHis voice;And the shepherds'pasturegroundsmourn,And the summitof Carmeldriesup."
and oneof the elderssaidto me, "Stopweeping;behold,the Lionthat is from the tribeof Judah,the Rootof David,has overcomeso as to openthe bookand its sevenseals."
For ifI preachthe gospel,I have nothingto boastof, for I am undercompulsion;for woeis me ifI do not preach the gospel.
"But you made the Naziritesdrinkwine,And you commandedthe prophetssaying,You shall not prophesy!'
But Peterand the apostlesanswered,"We mustobeyGodratherthanmen.
"Go,standand speakto the peoplein the templethe wholemessageof thisLife."
For thussaysthe LORDto me, "As the lionor the youngliongrowlsoverhis prey,Againstwhicha bandof shepherdsis calledout, [And] he will not be terrifiedat their voicenordisturbedat their noise,Sowill the LORDof hostscomedownto wagewaron MountZionand on its hill."
"On that dayI will make a hornsproutfor the houseof Israel,and I will openyour mouthin their midst.Then they will knowthat I am the LORD."
O my threshed[people], and my afflictedof the threshingfloor!WhatI have heardfrom the LORDof hosts,The Godof Israel,I makeknownto you.
Then Jeremiahspoketo allthe officialsand to allthe people,saying,"The LORDsentme to prophesyagainstthishouseand againstthiscityallthe wordsthat you have heard.
