Amos 8:11 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a…”

Amos 8:11

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

Behold, the days come,” says 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 LORD’s words.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Beholde, the dayes come, sayeth the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the lande, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the word of the Lord.

Darby Translation

Behold, days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, when 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.

Young's Literal Translation

Lo, days are coming, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And I have sent a famine into the land, Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water But of hearing the words of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

See, the days are coming, says the Lord God, when I will send times of great need on the land, not need of food or desire for water, but for hearing the words of the Lord.

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Cross references

“but”

1 Samuel 3:1 Psalm 74:9 1 Samuel 28:6 Ezekiel 7:26 Matthew 9:36 Micah 3:6

1 Samuel 3:1 · BSB

And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.

Psalm 74:9 · BSB

There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.

1 Samuel 28:6 · BSB

He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

Ezekiel 7:26 · BSB

Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.

Matthew 9:36 · BSB

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Micah 3:6 · BSB

Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.

Also

2 Chronicles 15:3

2 Chronicles 15:3 · BSB

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.

12People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.

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