Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amos 8:13 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Amos 8:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 8 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.”
Amos 8:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 8:13
In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst (בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא תִּתְעַלַּפְנָה הַבְּתוּלֹת הַיָּפוֹת וְהַבַּחוּרִים בַּצָּמָא, bayom hahu tit'alafnah hab'tulot hayafot v'habachurim batzama)—Young, vigorous people (בְּתוּלוֹת, betulot, 'virgins'; בַּחוּרִים, bachurim, 'young men') typically most resilient will 'faint' (עָלַף, alaf, 'grow faint, languish'). But this is spiritual thirst (צָמָא, tzama), not physical—they faint from lack of God's Word (8:11-12), not water.This emphasizes spiritual famine's devastating completeness: even the strong cannot endure. Jesus promised t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 8:13
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“and make her bare as in the day that she was born”
“[and] not pitied.”
“and see my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.”
“come down from your glory”
“when he was in the desert of Judah.>> God”
“and in the chambers”
“and the young men utterly fall;”
“and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I”
“and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish”
“they keep silence; They have cast up dust on their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”