Amos 8:13

Amos 8:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
• New International Version (NIV)“In that day “the lovely young women and strong young men will faint because of thirst.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"In that day the lovely virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“In that day the fair virgins And strong young men Shall faint from thirst.

Context of Amos 8:13

11“The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the Lord. 12People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from border to border searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it. Beautiful girls and strong young men will grow faint in that day, thirsting for the Lord’s word. 14And those who swear by the shameful idols of Samaria— who take oaths in the name of the god of Dan and make vows in the name of the god of Beersheba— they will all fall down, never to rise again.”

Amos 8:13 word by word

בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָה הַבְּתוּלֹ֧ת הַיָּפ֛וֹת וְהַבַּחוּרִ֖ים בַּצָּמָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall the fairיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• virginsבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• and young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• faintעָלַף‛âlaph · to enwrapH5968
• for thirstצָמָאtsâmâ' · thirstH6772

Cross-references for Amos 8:13

• Deuteronomy 32:25Outside, the sword will bring death, and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, both infants and the aged.
• Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
• Psalms 144:12May our sons flourish in their youth like well-nurtured plants. May our daughters be like graceful pillars, carved to beautify a palace.
• Isaiah 40:30Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.
• Isaiah 41:17“When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.
• Jeremiah 48:18“Come down from your glory and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon, for those who destroy Moab will shatter Dibon, too. They will tear down all your towers.
• Lamentations 1:18“The Lord is right,” Jerusalem says, “for I rebelled against him. Listen, people everywhere; look upon my anguish and despair, for my sons and daughters have been taken captive to distant lands.
• Lamentations 2:10The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame.
• Hosea 2:3Otherwise, I will strip her as naked as she was on the day she was born. I will leave her to die of thirst, as in a dry and barren wilderness.
• Zechariah 9:17How wonderful and beautiful they will be! The young men will thrive on abundant grain, and the young women will flourish on new wine.

Commentaries on Amos 8:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13In this hopelessness as to all relief, those too shall fail and sink under their sufferings, in whom life is freshest and strongest and hope most buoyant. Hope mitigates any sufferings. When hope is gone, the powers of life, which it sustains, give way. “They shall faint for thirst,” literally, “shall be mantled over, covered”, as, in fact, one fainting seems to feel as if a veil came over his brow and eyes. “Thirst,” as it is an intenser suffering than…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 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. To many this is no affliction, yet some will feel it very much, and will travel far to hear a good sermon; they feel the loss of the mercies others foolishly sin away. But when God visits a backsliding church, their own plans and endeavours to find out a way of salvation, will stand them in no stead…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14a famine of hearing the words of the LORD: God sent prophets to Israel to speak directly to them, but Israel told the prophets not to prophesy (Amos 2:11–12). Now they had what they wanted, but the silence was more terrible than God's roar and thunder. God became distant (see Ezekiel 7:26; 20:3; Micah 3:4, 7). The time for speaking was over; the time of judgment had come.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. faint for thirst--namely, thirst for hearing the words of the Lord, being destitute of all other comfort. If even the young and strong faint, how much more the infirm (Is 40:30, 31)!Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 8:13

• Hunger
• Thirst
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Faint

Commentaries on Amos 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings