Amos

Amos 8:11–12

¹¹Behold, the days are coming,

declares the Lord GOD,

when I will send a famine on the land —

not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,

but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

¹²People will stagger from sea to sea

and roam from north to east,

seeking the word of the LORD,

but they will not find it.

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Amos 8:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֣ה׀	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the days	יָמִ֣ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
are coming	בָּאִ֗ים	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
declares	נְאֻם֙	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
when I will send	וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י	wə·hiš·laḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
a famine	רָעָ֖ב	rā·‘āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
on the land	בָּאָ֑רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a famine	רָעָ֤ב	rā·‘āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
of bread	לַלֶּ֙חֶם֙	lal·le·ḥem	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
or a thirst	צָמָ֣א	ṣā·mā	Noun - masculine singular	H6772 thirst
for water	לַמַּ֔יִם	lam·ma·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
but	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
of hearing	לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Amos 8:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
People will stagger	וְנָעוּ֙	wə·nā·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
from sea	מִיָּ֣ם	mî·yām	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
sea	יָ֔ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and roam	יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ	yə·šō·wṭ·ṭū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7751 go or rove about
from north	וּמִצָּפ֖וֹן	ū·miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
east	מִזְרָ֑ח	miz·rāḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
seeking	לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but they will not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find it	יִמְצָֽאוּ׃	yim·ṣā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find

Cross-references

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Amos 8:11 1 Samuel 3:1 · Psalm 74:9 · 2 Chronicles 15:3 · 1 Samuel 28:6 · Ezekiel 7:26 · Matthew 9:36 · Micah 3:6 · 1 Samuel 28:15 · Isaiah 30:20–21 · Isaiah 5:6

Amos 8:12 Romans 11:7–10 · Matthew 12:30 · 2 Timothy 3:6–7 · Proverbs 14:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.