Amos 3:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Roar doth a lion in a forest and prey he hath none? Give out doth a young lion his voice from his habitation, If he hath not caught?

English ASV

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?

English Amplified

Will a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he has taken nothing?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Will a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he has taken nothing?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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?

English EASY 2024

If a lion roars in the forest, it means that he has killed an animal to eat. A young lion does not shout unless he has caught something.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

A lion will roar in the forest only if it catches its prey. A young lion roaring in his cave means he has caught something to eat.

Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Does a lion roar in the forest unless he has found a victim? Does a young lion growl in his den unless he has caught something?

English God's Word - GW 1995

Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl in its den unless it has caught something?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured [something]?

English KJV 1611

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?

English LSB

Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion give forth its voice from its den unless it has captured something?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Does a lion roar in the forest, if it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den, if it has not caught something?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den unless it has seized something?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Does a lion roar in the bushes when it doesn't have any food? Does it growl in its den when it hasn't caught anything?

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

English NLT

Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Does a lion roar in the forest, when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from its den, if it has caught nothing?

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Does the lion roar in the bush if it has no prey? Does the lion growl in his lair if it has seized nothing?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Would I be roaring as a lion unless I had a reason? The fact is, I am getting ready to destroy you. Even a young lion, when it growls, shows it is ready for its food.

English Tyndale 1537

Doth a lion roar in the woods, except he have prey? Or crieth a Lion's whelp out of his den, except he have gotten something?

Amos 3:4 — Compare Translations