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Amos 8:11 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Amos 8:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 8 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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:”
Amos 8:11 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 8:11
Amos prophesies a devastating judgment worse than physical famine: "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." The Hebrew hinneh yamim ba'im ne'um Adonai YHWH vehishlachti ra'av ba'aretz lo-ra'av lalechem velo-tzama lamayim ki im-lishmo'a et divrei-YHWH (הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ לֹא־רָעָב לַלֶּחֶם וְלֹא־צָמָא לַמַּיִם כִּי אִם־לִשְׁמֹעַ אֵת דִּבְרֵי־יְהוָה) describes divine silence as judgment.The phrase "famine... of hear...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 8:11
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“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.”
“neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.”
“and without a teaching priest”
“Yahweh didn't answer him”
“and rumor shall be on rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest”
“he was moved with compassion for them”
“Why have you disquieted me”
“but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.,And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it., וַאֲשִׁיתֵהוּ בָתָה לֹא יִזָּמֵר וְלֹא יֵעָדֵר וְעָלָה שָׁמִיר וָשָׁיִת וְעַל הֶעָבִים אֲצַוֶּה מֵהַמְטִיר עָלָיו מָטָר׃ ,And I will lay it waste: It shall not be pruned nor hoed, But there shall come up briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds That they rain no rain upon it.,νῦν δὲ ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν τί ποιήσω τῷ ἀμπελῶνί μου ἀφελῶ τὸν φραγμὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσται εἰς διαρπαγήν καὶ καθελῶ τὸν τοῖχον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσται εἰς καταπάτημα,And I will forsake my vineyard; and it shall not be pruned, nor dug, and thorns shall come up upon it as on barren land; and I will command the clouds to rain no rain upon it.,,,,”
“yet your teachers won't be hidden anymore”