Amos 3:4 meaning and explanation

Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?

Amos 3:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Amos speaks to the prosperous northern kingdom of Israel, and here he asks two rhetorical questions whose obvious answer is no. A lion roars over its kill, not when it has nothing, and a young lion growls in its den only when it has taken prey.

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