Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 3:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 3:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 3:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Amos, this verse helps us understand that just like a lion only roars when it catches its food, God also warns us before He does something important. It's like a way God helps people know that something big might happen.

Amos 3:4: 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? [cry: Heb. give forth his voice]

Contradiction with Proverbs 26:2

Proverbs 26:2 suggests that a curse does not come without a cause, implying purpose, which contradicts Amos 3:4's implication of events without clear reason.

Proverbs 26:2: As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

Ecclesiastes 9:11 speaks of time and chance affecting all, suggesting randomness contrary to the implication in Amos 3:4 of cause and effect.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Job 5:6-7

Job 5:6-7 acknowledges trouble naturally arising, contrasting Amos 3:4's suggestion of a cause for events represented by the roaring of a lion.

Job 5:6-7: Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; [affliction: or, iniquity]
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