Verse
Amos 8:11 — Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a 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:”
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The verses around Amos 8:11.
9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
11Behold, 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:
12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
13In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
Verse explanation
The “famine... of hearing the words of the Lord” is not a hunger for food, it is the lack of prophets and divine guidance — a harsher punishment than physical hunger, because it leaves the people with no direction at all.
From the Amos 8 study in Bible in Stories.
Amos 8:11 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Eis que veem dias, diz o Senhor Jehovah, em que enviarei fome sobre a terra, não fome de pão, nem sêde de agua, mas de ouvir as palavras do Senhor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Eis que vêm dias,diz o Senhor DEUS, nos quais enviarei fome à terra; fome não de pão, nem sede de água, mas sim de ouvir as palavras do SENHOR.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Viene el tiempo, dice el Señor, en el que enviaré hambre a la tierra, no hambre de pan o escasez de agua, sino hambre de la palabra de Dios.
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