Amos 8:11

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:

Cross-reference

In 1 Samuel 3:1, the rarity of the word of the LORD exemplifies the famine of hearing prophesied here.

In 1 Samuel 28:6, God's silence to Saul shows the famine of hearing the LORD's words.

Psalm 74:9 Allusion

In Psalm 74:9, the lament 'no prophet' echoes the famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

In Isaiah 30:21, God promises an audible guiding word — the opposite of the silence in Amos's famine of hearing.

In Ezekiel 7:26, people seek a vision but find none, and the law perishes — the same famine of God's word.

Micah 3:6 Allusion

In Micah 3:6, night and darkness come upon the prophets — no vision, identical to Amos's silent heavens.

In Lamentations 2:9, the law is gone and prophets receive no vision — the same famine of hearing.

In Ezekiel 3:26, the prophet is made mute — this causes the very famine of hearing words described in Amos.

Micah 3:7 Parallel

Micah 3:7 describes seers with no answer from God, directly echoing the famine of hearing the Lord's words in Amos.

In Isaiah 30:20, God promises the Teacher will be seen — opposite to the famine of hearing the LORD here.

Micah 2:6 Parallel

Micah 2:6 shows people telling prophets not to preach, paralleling the famine of God's words in Amos — both involve rejection of prophecy.

Matthew 5:6 Contrast

Matthew 5:6 blesses those who hunger for righteousness and promises satisfaction, while Amos warns of a famine of God's word with no satisfaction.

John 7:37 Contrast

John 7:37 has Jesus invite the thirsty to come to him for living water, contrasting with Amos' famine where thirst for God's word is unquenched.