Amos 3:8

New International Reader's Version

A lion has roared. Who isn’t afraid? The Lord and King has spoken. Who can do anything but prophesy?

Cross References

Isaiah 21:10

My people, you have been crushed like grain on a threshing floor. But now I’m telling you the good news I’ve heard. It comes from the Lord who rules over all. He is the God of Israel.

Isaiah 31:4

The Lord says to me, “A powerful lion stands over its food and growls. A lot of shepherds can be brought together to drive it away. But the lion is not frightened by their shouts. It is not upset by the noise they make. In the same way, I will come down from heaven. I will fight on Mount Zion and on its hills. Nothing will drive me away. I am the Lord who rules over all.

Jeremiah 20:9

Sometimes I think, “I won’t talk about his message anymore. I’ll never speak in his name again.” But then your message burns in my heart. It’s like a fire deep inside my bones. I’m tired of holding it in. In fact, I can’t.

Jeremiah 26:12

Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and people. He said, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city. He told me to say everything you have heard.

Ezekiel 29:21

“When Nebuchadnezzar wins the battle over Egypt, I will make the Israelites strong again. Ezekiel, I will open your mouth. And you will be able to speak to them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Amos 1:2

He said, “The Lord roars like a lion from Jerusalem. His voice sounds like thunder from Zion. The grasslands of the shepherds turn brown. The top of Mount Carmel dries up.”

Amos 2:12

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine. You commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the bushes when it doesn’t have any food? Does it growl in its den when it hasn’t caught anything?

Acts 4:20

There’s nothing else we can do. We have to speak about the things we’ve seen and heard.”

Acts 5:20

“Go! Stand in the temple courtyard,” the angel said. “Tell the people all about this new life.”

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God instead of people!

1 Corinthians 9:16

But when I preach the good news, I can’t brag. I have to preach it. How terrible it will be for me if I do not preach the good news!

Revelation 5:5

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not cry! The Lion of the tribe of Judah has won the battle. He is the Root of David. He is able to break the seven seals and open the scroll.”