Amos 3:8
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Cross-reference
Amos 1:2 uses the same lion's roar image for God's judgment, establishing the book's opening metaphor.
Amos 2:12 shows people commanding prophets not to prophesy, directly opposing the compulsion to speak when God roars.
Amos 7:12-17 narrates Amaziah's opposition and Amos's insistence that he must prophesy because God called him.
Job 32:18 describes Elihu being constrained by the spirit to speak, mirroring Amos's irresistible urge to prophesy.
Jeremiah 20:9 expresses Jeremiah's inability to hold in God's word, a direct parallel to 'who can but prophesy?'.
Acts 4:20 states the apostles cannot stop speaking about Jesus, mirroring the irresistible urge to proclaim God's message.
In 1 Corinthians 9:16, Paul expresses a similar divine compulsion: 'woe is me if I do not preach the gospel,' echoing Amos's 'who can but prophesy?'
Jeremiah 25:30 uses the same lion's roar metaphor for God's judgment—directly parallel to Amos's imagery of divine speech compelling fear.
Hosea 11:10 also portrays God roaring like a lion, causing trembling—directly parallels Amos's fear and compulsion motif.
Joel 3:16 has the LORD roaring from Zion—identical imagery of divine roar causing cosmic quaking, echoing Amos's theme.
1 Peter 5:8 uses 'roaring lion' for the devil—a contrast: God's roar compels prophecy, Satan's roar threatens devouring.
Job 32:19 uses the metaphor of wine needing vent to show internal pressure to speak, akin to Amos's compulsion.
Hosea 13:7 compares God to a lion, a predator—parallel predator imagery but without the roar; moderate thematic link.
Revelation 10:3 describes a mighty angel's voice like a lion's roar—parallel imagery of powerful proclamation, though apocalyptic context.