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A lionאַרְיֵהhas roared;שָׁאָגwhoמִיwill notלֹאfear?יִירָאAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhas spoken;דִּבֶּרwhoמִיwill notלֹאprophesy?יִנָּבֵא
Amos 3:8
Study it in the app“A lion has roared; who will not fear? Adonai YHWH has spoken; who will not prophesy?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 3:8, word by word
- A lionאַרְיֵהarye
lion
Lion.
Where else “arye” appears- has roaredשָׁאָגshaag
roar
To give a deep loud cry, like a lion or YHWH from Zion.
Where else “shaag” appears- fearיִירָאyira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yira” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- prophesyיִנָּבֵאyinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “yinave” appears
The context
7For Adonai YHWH does not do a thing unless he has revealed his secret counsel to his servants the prophets.
8 · This verse (above)
9Proclaim over the citadels in Ashdod, and over the citadels in the land of Egypt, and say, “Gather on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults in her midst, and the oppressed within her.”