Amos 3:4
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?
Context
This verse from Amos Chapter 3 connects to 5 cross-references. God has chosen Israel from all families of the earth and therefore will punish them for their iniquities. The rhetorical questions establish the principle of proportionate cause: do two walk together unless they have agreed? Do birds fall into snares …
תרגומים נוספים
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?
Roar doth a lion in a forest and prey he hath none? Give out doth a young lion his voice from his habitation, If he hath not caught?
Will a lion give his loud cry in the woodland when no food is there? will the voice of the young lion be sounding from his hole if he has taken nothing?
הפניות צולבות
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, …
They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall …
And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the …
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?