Amos 8:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord GOD says, “Look, the days are coming when I will cause a famine in the land. The people will not be hungry for bread. They will not be thirsty for water. No, they will be hungry for words from the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 74:9

We do not see any of our signs. There are no more prophets. And no one knows how long this will last.

1 Samuel 3:1

The boy Samuel was Eli’s helper and served the Lord with him. At that time the Lord did not speak directly to people very often. There were very few visions.

2 Chronicles 15:3

For a long time Israel was without the true God. And they were without a teaching priest, and without the law.

1 Samuel 28:6

He prayed to the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him. God did not talk to Saul in dreams. God did not use the Urim to give him an answer, and God did not use prophets to speak to Saul.

Ezekiel 7:26

You will hear one sad story after another. You will hear nothing but bad news. You will look for a prophet and ask him for a vision. The priests will have nothing to teach you, and the elders will not have any good advice to give you.

Matthew 9:36

Jesus saw the many people and felt sorry for them because they were worried and helpless—like sheep without a shepherd to lead them.

Micah 3:6

“This is why it is like night for you and you don’t have visions. You cannot see what will happen in the future, so it is like darkness to you. The sun has gone down on the prophets. They cannot see what will happen in the future, so it is like darkness to them.

1 Samuel 28:15

Samuel said to Saul, “Why did you bother me? Why did you bring me up?” Saul answered, “I am in trouble! The Philistines have come to fight me, and God has left me. God won’t answer me anymore. He won’t use prophets or dreams to answer me, so I called you. I want you to tell me what to do.”

Isaiah 5:6

I will turn my vineyard into useless land. No one will care for the plants or work in the field. Weeds and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.”

Proverbs 29:18

If a nation is not guided by God, the people will lose self-control, but the nation that obeys God’s law will be happy.

Hosea 2:3

If she refuses to stop her adultery, I will strip her naked and leave her like the day she was born. I will take away her people, and she will be like an empty, dry desert. I will kill her with thirst.