Amos 8:11

God's word Discouragement and depression

⁹ And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

¹⁰ I 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.

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.

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

¹³ In that day the lovely young women— the young men as well— will faint from thirst.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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:
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: Behold, the days are coming, a declaration of the Lord YHWH, and I will send a famine on the land: Not a famine of bread and not a thirst for water, but rather of hearing the words of YHWH.

ÅB: Se, dager kommer, sier Herren, Israels Gud, da jeg sender hunger i landet, ikke hunger etter brød og ikke tørst etter vann, men etter å høre Herrens ord.
OTB: «Se, dager kommer,» erklærer Herren Gud,
«når jeg vil sende en hungersnød gjennom landet
—ikke en hungersnød etter brød eller tørst etter vann,
men en hungersnød etter å høre Herrens ord.
B1930: Se, dager kommer, sier Herren, Israels Gud, da jeg sender hunger i landet, ikke hunger efter brød og ikke tørst efter vann, men efter å høre Herrens ord.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Samuel 3:1
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.
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Psalms 74:9
There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
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2 Chronicles 15:3
For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
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1 Samuel 28:6
He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
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Ezekiel 7:26
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.
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Matthew 9:36
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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Micah 3:6
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.
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1 Samuel 28:15
Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
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