Amos 8:11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Look, the days are coming – this is the declaration of the Lord  God  – when I will send a famine through the land: not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the  Lord.

Cross References

1 Samuel 3:1

The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence.  In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.

2 Chronicles 15:3

For many years Israel has been without the true God,  without a teaching priest, and without instruction,

1 Samuel 28:6

He enquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.

Ezekiel 7:26

Disaster after disaster will come, and there will be rumour after rumour. Then they will look for a vision from a prophet, but instruction will perish from the priests and counsel from the elders.

Matthew 9:36

When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected,  like sheep without a shepherd.

Micah 3:6

Therefore, it will be night  for you – without visions; it will grow dark for you – without divination. The sun will set  on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.

1 Samuel 28:15

‘Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up? ’ Samuel asked Saul. ‘I’m in serious trouble,’ replied Saul. ‘The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me.  He doesn’t answer me any more,  either through the prophets or in dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what I should do.’

Isaiah 5:6

I will make it a wasteland. It will not be pruned or weeded; thorns and briars will grow up. I will also give orders to the clouds that rain should not fall on it.

Proverbs 29:18

Without revelation  , people run wild, but one who follows divine instruction will be happy.

Hosea 2:3

Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her as she was on the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and like a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.