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Amos 1:2. And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. Revelation 5:5. And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the ...
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The lion which roars when it has the prey before it is...
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8 NIV - Amos 3:8 The lion has roared--who will not fear? The...
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Jan 24, 2017 · Then the citizens of Nineveh repent, and God relents from his punishment. So even though he says in Amos 1-2 “for three crimes of X and for four I will not turn back the punishment”, this really is hyperbole. If God were not interested in repentance, he wouldn’t have this strategy of speaking to his prophets.
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 ...
Amos 3:3-8 meaning. Amos uses a series of rhetorical questions to announce judgment on the disobedient Israelites. Having reminded the Israelites of their special covenant relationship with the LORD (vv. 1-2), Amos used a series of rhetorical questions to announce judgment on the people who failed to obey the covenantal principles.
2 'There are many families on earth. But you are the only family that I chose to know in a special way. Because of this I am going to punish you for all your sins.'. 3 Two people will not walk together unless they agree to do so. 4 A lion in the forest will only roar when he catches an animal.
Amos 3:8. ESV The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?" NIV The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken— who can but prophesy?
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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. Now prophecy from the Lord is compared to the roaring of a lion, ( Amos 1:2 ) ; and ...