Amos 4:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

I, the Lord, took away the food from every town and village, but still you rejected me.

Cross References

Haggai 2:17

I made all of your hard work useless by sending mildew, mold, and hail—but you still did not return to me, your Lord.

Jeremiah 5:3

I answered, “I know that you look for truth. You punished your people for their lies, but in spite of the pain, they became more stubborn and refused to turn back to you.”

Isaiah 9:13

The people of Israel still did not turn back to the Lord All-Powerful and worship him.

Revelation 2:21

I gave her a chance to turn from her sins, but she did not want to stop doing these immoral things.

Hosea 5:15

Then I'll return to my temple until they confess their guilt and worship me, until they are desperate and beg for my help.

Leviticus 26:26

You will have such a shortage of bread, that ten women will be able to bake their bread in the same oven. Each of you will get only a few crumbs, and you will go hungry.

Ezekiel 16:27

So I punished you by letting those greedy Philistine enemies take over some of your territory. But even they were offended by your repulsive behavior.

Isaiah 26:11

Your hand is raised and ready to punish them, but they don't see it. Put them to shame! Show how much you care for us and throw them into the fire intended for your enemies.

Isaiah 3:1

The mighty Lord All-Powerful is going to take away from Jerusalem and Judah everything you need— your bread and water, *

2 Chronicles 28:22

Even after all these terrible things happened to Ahaz, he sinned against the Lord even worse than before.

2 Kings 8:1

Elisha told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “The Lord has warned that there will be no food here for seven years. Take your family and go live somewhere else for a while.”

2 Kings 4:38

Later, Elisha went back to Gilgal, where there was almost nothing to eat, because the crops had failed. One day while the prophets who lived there were meeting with Elisha, he said to his servant, “Prepare a big pot of stew for these prophets.”

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead. One day he went to King Ahab and said, “I'm a servant of the living Lord, the God of Israel. And I swear in his name that it won't rain until I say so. There won't even be any dew on the ground.”

Deuteronomy 28:38

You will plant a lot of seed, but gather a small harvest, because locusts will eat your crops.

Jeremiah 14:18

In the fields I see the bodies of those killed in battle. And in the towns I see crowds dying of hunger. But the prophets and priests go about their business, without understanding what has happened.”

Ezekiel 14:21

I am the Lord God, and I promise to punish Jerusalem severely. I will send war, starvation, wild animals, and deadly disease to slaughter its people and livestock.

Joel 1:16

Our food is already gone; there's no more celebrating at the temple of our God.

Leviticus 26:23

If you remain my enemies after this,

Ruth 1:1

Before Israel was ruled by kings, Elimelech from the clan of Ephrath lived in the town of Bethlehem. His wife was named Naomi, and their two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. But when their crops failed in Israel, they moved to the country of Moab. And while they were there,

Isaiah 9:12

He sent the Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west, and they swallowed up Israel. But even this did not stop him from being angry, so he kept on punishing them.

Hosea 11:5

But they rejected me, and so must return to Egypt; now Assyria will rule them.