Amos 3:4
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?”
בִּלְתִּי
properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.
קוֹל
voice/ its
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קוֹל
Voice, sound, thunder. Qowl. A voice of one calling in the desert. God speaks in many ways. The voice that matters most is the one that points to Jesus.
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לָכַד
it has caught something
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לָכַד
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
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כְּפִיר
a young lion
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כְּפִיר
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
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