11Behold 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.b
12And they shall move from sea to sea, and from the north to the east: they shall go about seeking the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
Amos 8 pivots on a devastating vision: a basket of summer fruit, signaling that Israel's time is ripe — and running out. The Lord declares He will no longer overlook their exploitation of the poor, their dishonest scales, and their hollow religious observance. The chapter crescen
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