Lux Domini
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:

What does Amos 8:11 mean?

Here was a token of God's highest displeasure. At any time, and most in a time of trouble, a famine of the word of God is the heaviest judgment.

Key themes

Justice and mercyTruthJusticeFalse worship

Read with

Keep this verse inside Amos 8:11-14 and alongside a few nearby related passages.