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Amos 3:8

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

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אַרְיֵ֥הaryehlionאֲרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH738a lion(young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).שָׁאָ֖גshaagroarשָׁאַגverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “roar”, a completed actionH7580to rumble or moan[idiom] mightily, roar.מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִירָ֑אyirafearיָרֵאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fear”, an unfinished actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).אֲדֹנָ֤יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יְהוִה֙yehviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.דִּבֶּ֔רdiberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “speak”, a completed actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.מִ֖יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִנָּבֵֽאyinaveprophesyנָבָאverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “prophesy”, an unfinished actionH5012to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λέων ἐρεύξεται, καὶ τίς οὐ φοβηθήσεται; Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἐλάλησε, καὶ τίς οὐ προφητεύσει;