Amos 4:8

Good News Translation

Weak with thirst, the people of several cities went to a city where they hoped to find water, but there was not enough to drink. Still you did not come back to me.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:5

Ahab said to Obadiah, “Let us go and look at every spring and every stream bed in the land to see if we can find enough grass to keep the horses and mules alive. Maybe we won't have to kill any of our animals.”

Isaiah 9:12

Syria on the east and Philistia on the west have opened their mouths to devour Israel. Yet even so the Lord's anger is not ended; his hand is still stretched out to punish.

Jeremiah 23:14

But I have seen the prophets in Jerusalem do even worse: they commit adultery and tell lies; they help people to do wrong, so that no one stops doing what is evil. To me they are all as bad as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 3:3

That is why the rains were held back, and the spring showers did not come. You even look like a prostitute; you have no shame.

Jeremiah 3:7

I thought that after she had done all this, she would surely return to me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it all.

Jeremiah 5:3

Surely the Lord looks for faithfulness. He struck you, but you paid no attention; he crushed you, but you refused to learn. You were stubborn and would not turn from your sins.

Hosea 11:5

“They refuse to return to me, and so they must return to Egypt, and Assyria will rule them.

Hosea 7:10

The arrogance of the people of Israel cries out against them. In spite of everything that has happened, they have not returned to me, the Lord their God.

Amos 4:6

“I was the one who brought famine to all your cities, yet you did not come back to me.

Micah 6:14

You will eat, but not be satisfied—in fact you will still be hungry. You will carry things off, but you will not be able to save them; anything you do save I will destroy in war.

Haggai 1:6

You have planted much grain, but have harvested very little. You have food to eat, but not enough to make you full. You have wine to drink, but not enough to get drunk on! You have clothing, but not enough to keep you warm. And workers cannot earn enough to live on.

Haggai 2:17

I sent scorching winds and hail to ruin everything you tried to grow, but still you did not repent.