Amos 8:11 meaning and explanation

Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

Amos 8:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Amos 8:11 comes near the end of the prophet's indictment of Israel for cheating the poor and impatiently waiting for holy days to end so trade could resume. God speaks through Amos and announces judgment: a famine unlike any other.

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