AMOS 3:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Λέων ἐρεύξεται, καὶ τίς οὐ φοβηθήσεται; Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἐλάλησε, καὶ τίς οὐ προφητεύσει;
(Leōn ereuxetai, kai tis ou fobaʸthaʸsetai; Kurios ho Theos elalaʸse, kai tis ou profaʸteusei; )

BrTr A lion shall roar, and who will not be alarmed? the Lord God has spoken, and who will not prophesy?

ULT The lion has roared;
⇔ who will not fear?
⇔ The Lord Yahweh has spoken;
⇔ who will not prophesy?

UST Everyone certainly becomes terrified when they hear a lion roar;
⇔ Yahweh the Lord has given messages to his prophets,
⇔ and that is why I am proclaiming his message to you,
⇔ even though it may terrify you.

BSB The lion has roared—
⇔ who will not fear?
⇔ The Lord GOD has spoken—
⇔ who will not prophesy?

OEB The lion has roared; who does not fear?
⇔ The Lord God has spoken; who will not prophesy?

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV A lion has roared—who does not fear? Lord YHWH has spoken—who does not prophesy?

FBV The lion has roared—so who isn't scared? The Lord God has spoken—so who can refuse to speak for him?[fn]

3:8 “Speak for him”: or “prophesy.”

T4T ⇔ Everyone certainly becomes terrified [RHQ] when they hear a lion roar,
⇔ and if Yahweh the Lord has given messages to prophets like me,
⇔ we certainly must [RHQ] proclaim those messages,
⇔ even if they cause people to become terrified.

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

BBE 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?

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

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

DRA The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy?

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
(The lion hath/has roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath/has spoken, who can but prophesy? )

KJB-1611 The lyon hath roared, Who will not feare? the LORD God hath spoken, Who can but prophecie?
(The lion hath/has roared, Who will not feare? the LORD God hath/has spoken, Who can but prophecie?)

Bshps The lion hath roared, who wil not be afrayde? The Lorde God hath spoken, who can but prophecie?
(The lion hath/has roared, who will not be afraid? The Lord God hath/has spoken, who can but prophecie?)

Gnva The lyon hath roared: who will not bee afraide? the Lord God hath spoken: who can but prophecie?
(The lion hath/has roared: who will not be afraid? the Lord God hath/has spoken: who can but prophecie? )

Cvdl When a lyon roareth, who will not be afrayed? Seynge then that the LORDE God himself speaketh, who will not prophecy?
(When a lion roareth, who will not be afraid? Seynge then that the LORD God himself speaketh, who will not prophecy?)

Wycl A lioun schal rore, who schal not drede? the Lord God spak, who schal not profesie?
(A lion shall rore, who shall not drede? the Lord God spak, who shall not profesie?)

Luth Der Löwe brüllet; wer sollte sich nicht fürchten? Der HErr HErr redet; wer sollte nicht weissagen?
(The Löwe brüllet; who sollte itself/yourself/themselves not fürchten? The LORD LORD redet; who sollte not weissagen?)

ClVg Leo rugiet, quis non timebit? Dominus Deus locutus est, quis non prophetabit?
(Leo rugiet, who/any not/no timebit? Master God spoke it_is, who/any not/no prophetabit? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) The lion has roared; who will not fear?

(Some words not found in UHB: lion roared who? not fear my=master GOD he/it_had_said who? not prophesy )

Amos uses this question to remind people of what people do when a lion roars. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “The lion has roared; so we know that everyone will be afraid”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) The Lord Yahweh has spoken; who will not prophesy?

(Some words not found in UHB: lion roared who? not fear my=master GOD he/it_had_said who? not prophesy )

Amos uses this question to emphasize what people should already know about what prophets do when God speaks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “The Lord Yahweh has spoken; so we know that the prophets will prophesy”

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