Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who will not prophesy?

A Conservative Version

The lion has roared, who will not fear? Lord LORD has spoken, who can but prophesy?

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


The lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken [to the prophets]! Who can but prophesy?

Bible in Basic English

The cry of the lion is sounding; who will not have fear? The Lord God has said the word; is it possible for the prophet to keep quiet?

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

The lion roared, who shall not be afraid? the Lord Jehovah spake, who shall not prophesy?

King James 2000

The lion has roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD has spoken, who can but prophesy?

Lexham Expanded Bible

A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy?

Modern King James verseion

The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah has spoken; who will not prophesy?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When a lion roareth, who will not be afraid? Seeing then that the LORDE God himself speaketh, who will not prophesy?

NET Bible

A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?

New Heart English Bible

The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken. Who can but prophesy?

The Emphasized Bible

A lion, hath roared, Who will not fear? My Lord Yahweh, hath spoken, Who can forbear to prophesy?

Webster

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

World English Bible

The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?

Youngs Literal Translation

A lion hath roared -- who doth not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken -- who doth not prophesy?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The lion
אריה ארי 
'ariy 
Usage: 80

שׁאג 
Sha'ag 
Usage: 20

who will not

Usage: 0

the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

God
יהוה 
Y@hovih 
Usage: 302

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

References

Watsons

Context Readings

Israel's Guilt And Punishment

7 Indeed, the Lord God does nothing
without revealing His counsel
to His servants the prophets.
8 A lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who will not prophesy?
9 Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod
and on the citadels in the land of Egypt:
Assemble on the mountains of Samaria
and see the great turmoil in the city
and the acts of oppression within it.



Cross References

Jeremiah 20:9

If I say, “I won’t mention Him
or speak any longer in His name,”
His message becomes a fire burning in my heart,
shut up in my bones.
I become tired of holding it in,
and I cannot prevail.

Acts 4:20

for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Amos 1:2

He said:

The Lord roars from Zion
and raises His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn,
and the summit of Carmel withers.

Job 32:18-19

For I am full of words,
and my spirit compels me to speak.

Amos 2:12

But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
“Do not prophesy.”

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest
when it has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from its lair
unless it has captured something?

Amos 7:12-17

Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living and give your prophecies there,

Jonah 1:1-3

The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:

Jonah 3:1-3

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:

Acts 5:20

“Go and stand in the temple complex, and tell the people all about this life.”

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

1 Corinthians 9:16

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because an obligation is placed on me. And woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Revelation 5:5

Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying. Look! The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has been victorious so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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