Amos 8:11

¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Behold, the days {H3117} come {H935}, saith {H5002} the Lord {H136} GOD {H3069}, that I will send {H7971} a famine {H7458} in the land {H776}, not a famine {H7458} of bread {H3899}, nor a thirst {H6772} for water {H4325}, but of hearing {H8085} the words {H1697} of the LORD {H3068}:

"The time is coming," says Adonai ELOHIM, "when I will send famine over the land, not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of ADONAI.

Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 3:1 (40 votes)

    ¶ And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.

  • Psalms 74:9 (39 votes)

    We see not our signs: [there is] no more any prophet: neither [is there] among us any that knoweth how long.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:3 (37 votes)

    Now for a long season Israel [hath been] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

  • 1 Samuel 28:6 (31 votes)

    And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

  • Ezekiel 7:26 (21 votes)

    Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.

  • Isaiah 30:20 (18 votes)

    And [though] the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:

  • Isaiah 30:21 (18 votes)

    And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.