Amos 8:11
Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“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
What Does Amos 8:11 Mean?
Amos 8:11 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 8, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Amos 8:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 3:1“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.”Psalms 74:9“We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.”2 Chronicles 15:3“Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.”1 Samuel 28:6“And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.”Matthew 5:6“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”Ezekiel 7:26“Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.”Matthew 9:36“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”Micah 3:6“Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.”1 Samuel 28:15“And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.”Isaiah 30:20“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:”Isaiah 5:6“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.”Proverbs 29:18“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”John 7:37“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.”Matthew 12:43“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.”Hosea 2:3“Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.”Isaiah 41:17“When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.”Lamentations 2:9“Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.”Ezekiel 3:26“And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.”Micah 3:7“Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.”Hosea 9:4“They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.”
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