For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without instruction,
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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord God, when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but [a famine] for hearing the words of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah. Common English Bible The days are surely coming, says the LORD God, when I will send hunger and thirst on the land; neither a hunger for bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the LORD ’s words. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, the days pass, says the Lord, and I will send a famine on the earth: not a famine of bread, nor of thirst for water, but for hearing the word of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will send forth a famine into the land: not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water, but of hearing the word of the Lord. |
For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without instruction,
Without revelation , people run wild, but one who follows divine instruction will be happy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.
‘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.’
He enquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.
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.