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?
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Gill's Exposition
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him?.... No, there must be a snare set, or a bird can never be taken in it; and that is done, not by chance, but with the design of the…
Barnes' Notes
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? - Then, further, each question by itself suggests its own thought. Amos had already, in repeating Joel’s words, spoken of God’s Voice, under the…
Adam Clarke
Will a lion roar - Should I threaten such a judgment without cause?
The scope of these verses is to convince the people of Israel that God had a controversy with them. That which the prophet has to say to them is to let them know that the Lord has something to say…
Cambridge Bible
when he hath no prey i.e. when it is not within his reach: the roar is that with which the lion springs upon its prey: cf. Isa 5:29 a(not Isa 5:5 b, where the word used is a different one; see below);…
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