Amos 4:9-11 continues the sequence with blight, locusts, pestilence, and sword—all with the refrain 'yet you did not return'—forming a unified literary unit.

In Amos 4:6, the same pattern begins: God sent famine, yet they did not return. Both are the first two of five judgments with the same refrain.

Amos 1:2 introduces God's judgment with drought imagery (pastures mourn, Carmel withers), providing the broader prophetic context for the specific drought in Amos 4:8.

1 Kings 18:5 shows Ahab searching for water during a drought, mirroring the wandering for water in Amos 4:8.

Haggai 1:6 says 'you drink, but you never have your fill' — directly parallel to the unsatisfied drinking in Amos 4:8.

Micah 6:14 says 'you shall eat, but not be satisfied' — the same unsatisfied consumption as the thirst in Amos 4:8.

In Hosea 7:10, Israel's pride testifies against them, yet they do not return to God—matching exactly the refrain of Amos 4:8.

Jeremiah 14:3 describes people seeking water and finding none, paralleling the unsatisfied search for water in Amos 4:8.

Isaiah 41:18 promises abundant water, directly contrasting with the drought and unsatisfied wandering in Amos 4:8.

Isaiah 30:23 promises abundant rain and harvest for those who wait on God, contrasting with the unsatisfied thirst in Amos 4:8.

Leviticus 26:4 promises rain for obedience—the opposite of the drought in Amos 4:8. This contrast highlights that judgment is a covenant curse.

Haggai 2:17 uses identical language: God struck with blight and mildew, yet they did not turn to Him—a clear parallel to the judgments in Amos 4.

Ezekiel 4:16 describes drinking water by measure as judgment, paralleling the unsatisfied thirst in Amos 4:8, though with rationing.

In Hosea 11:5, Israel refuses to return (repent), leading to exile—paralleling the refusal to return in Amos 4:8, though the judgment differs.

Isaiah 41:17 promises God will answer the thirsty, contrasting with the unsatisfied thirst in Amos 4:8 due to judgment.

Zechariah 14:17 also ties lack of rain to failure to worship God, mirroring the drought judgment here as divine consequence.

Psalm 107:33 depicts God turning rivers into wilderness—a general divine act of drought—while Amos uses the same imagery as a specific call to repentance.