Amos 3:8

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

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

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Amos 3:4 "Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?"
Jeremiah 20:9 "If I say, I will not make mention of him, or speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in m…"
Acts 4:20 "for we can’t help telling the things which we saw and heard.”"
Amos 1:2 "He said: “Yahweh“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. will roar from Zion, and utter…"
1 Corinthians 9:16 "For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don’t preach the Good N…"
Amos 2:12 "“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’"
Amos 7:12-17 "Amaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:"
Revelation 5:5 "One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens t…"

Commentary

As when "the lion roars" (compare Amo 1:2; Amo 3:4), none can help but "fear," so when Jehovah communicates His awful message, the prophet cannot but prophesy. Find not fault with me for prophesying; I must obey God. In a wider sense true of all believers (Act 4:20; Act 5:29).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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