Amos 8:8

Amos · Old Testament · Chapter 8

“Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.”Amos 8:8

What Does Amos 8:8 Mean?

Amos 8:8 is found in the book of Amos, chapter 8, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Amos 8:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Amos 9:5“And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.”Jeremiah 46:8“Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.”Hosea 4:3“Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.”Psalms 18:7“Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.”Isaiah 5:25“Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.”Nahum 1:8“But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.”Psalms 60:2“Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.”Psalms 104:32“He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.”Psalms 114:3“The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.”Isaiah 8:7“Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:”Isaiah 24:19“The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.”Jeremiah 4:24“I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.”Jeremiah 12:4“How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.”Jeremiah 51:29“And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.”Daniel 9:26“And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”Hosea 10:5“The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.”Amos 8:10“And 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.”Micah 1:3“For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.”Nahum 1:5“The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.”Haggai 2:6“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;”

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