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The lion which roars when it has the prey before it is Jehovah (cf. Amos 1:2; Hosea 11:10, etc.). טרף אין לו is not to be interpreted according to the second clause, as signifying "without having got possession of its prey" (Hitzig), for the lion is accustomed to roar when it has the prey before it and there is no possibility of its escape, and before it actually seizes it (cf. Isaiah ...
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Amos 3:9. "Make it heard over the palaces in Ashdod, and...
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Jan 24, 2017 · When a lion roared, it was thought, he had done so because he had prey certainly within his grasp. The second sentence may have more to do with the territoriality of the lion: he might roar from his den to warn off other lions especially when he had a fresh kill.
The second question reads, Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something? Another negative answer is implied. A young lion does not growl or utter his voice unless he has caught something. Similarly, the LORD would not roar from Zion if He were not about to attack Israel (Amos 1:2). Such an attack was unavoidable because ...
They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west. Joel 3:16 The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. Revelation 10:3 Then he cried out ...
The lion roars before he tears; thus God warns before he wounds. If therefore the lion roars upon a poor traveller (as he did against Samson, Judges 14:5), he cannot but be put into great consternation; yet the Lord roars out of Zion (Amos 1:2; Amos 1:2), and none are afraid, but they go on securely as if they were in no danger. Note, The fair ...
Amos 3:4. Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? &c.] He will not, unless he has it in his sight, or in his paws; he roars when he first sees it, whereby he terrifies the creature, that it cannot move till he comes up to it; and when he has got it in his paws, he roars over it, to invite others to partake with him.
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The Lord, "the Lion of the tribe of Judah" (Revelation 5:5), has roared against Israel to take heed. When a lion roars, anyone within hearing distance should change the direction of his path, especially if the lion is very close! Amos 3:3-6 contains seven consecutive questions. After the first one (verse 3), the remaining three pairs of ...
