Amos 1:2

And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

Cross-references

Amos 3:8 Allusion

Amos 3:8 echoes the same 'lion roars' imagery from Amos 1:2, linking God's voice to the prophet's compulsion to speak.

Amos 3:4 Parallel

Amos 3:4 uses the same lion-roaring metaphor — asking if a lion roars without cause, linking to the LORD's roar in Amos 1:2 as a call to judgment.

Isaiah 35:2 Contrast

Isaiah 35:2 promises future blooming for Carmel and Sharon — the opposite of Amos's withering judgment.

Nahum 1:4 Parallel

Nahum 1:4 directly echoes that Carmel withers under God's rebuke — a very close parallel to Amos.

Jeremiah 25:30 uses the same 'roar from on high' to describe God's judgment on the nations, echoing Amos's imagery.

Jeremiah 50:19 speaks of Israel feeding on Carmel in restoration — reversing the desolation in Amos.

Joel 3:16 Citation

Joel 3:16 directly quotes Amos 1:2, adding that the heavens and earth quake and that God is a refuge for his people.

Isaiah 33:9 Parallel

Isaiah 33:9 mentions Carmel withering, directly echoing Amos's 'top of Carmel withers' in a similar judgment scene.

Hosea 11:10 Parallel

In Hosea 11:10, God roars like a lion calling his children — the same roaring imagery as Amos 1:2, though with a restorative context.

Hosea 4:3 Parallel

In Hosea 4:3, the land mourns and wildlife perishes — mirroring the dried pastures and withered Carmel in Amos 1:2 as effects of divine judgment.

Isaiah 66:6 Parallel

Isaiah 66:6 describes the Lord's sound from the temple bringing judgment — similar to the roar from Zion in Amos.

Revelation 10:3 describes a mighty angel roaring like a lion — echoing the divine roar of Amos 1:2, though in an apocalyptic context.

Hosea 13:7 Parallel

Hosea 13:7 also depicts God as a lion in judgment — a parallel to the roaring lion of Amos 1:2, but here lurking rather than roaring.

Joel 2:11 Related theme

Joel 2:11 links God's voice with the 'day of the LORD' and a powerful army, expanding the judgment context of the roar.

Jeremiah 12:4 Related theme

Jeremiah 12:4 laments the land mourning and grass withering due to evil—a parallel theme of creation suffering under judgment.

Isaiah 42:13 depicts God shouting like a warrior—a parallel image of God's powerful voice in judgment, but with martial rather than animal imagery.

1 Peter 5:8 Contrast

In 1 Peter 5:8, the devil is a roaring lion seeking to devour — a contrasting use of the same image: God's roar brings judgment, Satan's brings destruction.