Verse 11
Amos 8:11
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Behold 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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הִנֵּ֣ה יָמִ֣ים בָּאִ֗ים נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֔ה וְ/הִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא רָעָ֤ב לַ/לֶּ֨חֶם֙ וְ/לֹֽא צָמָ֣א לַ/מַּ֔יִם כִּ֣י אִם לִ/שְׁמֹ֔עַ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָֽה
English Translation
Behold, days are coming, declares the Lord God, and I will send a famine upon the land; not a famine for bread, nor a thirst for water, but for hearing the words of the Lord.
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