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The Lord and King announces, "The days are coming when I will send hunger through the land. But people will not be hungry for food. They will not be thirsty for water. Instead, they will be hungry to hear a message from me.
Reference
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: παρουσία (parousía)
a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect
Hebrew: môwbâʼ
an entrance
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: πέμπω (pémpō)
to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure, whereas (as a stronger form of ) refers rather to the objective point or terminus ad quem, the orderly motion involved), especially on a temporary errand; also to transmit, bestow, or wield
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: διατροφή (diatrophḗ)
nourishment
Hebrew: bûwl
produce (of the earth, etc.)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ὕδωρ (hýdōr)
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
Hebrew: zarzîyph
a pouring rain
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: διακούομαι (diakoúomai)
to hear throughout, i.e. patiently listen (to a prisoner's plea)
Hebrew: shᵉmaʻ
{to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)}
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ἐπαγγελία (epangelía)
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
Hebrew: malʼăkûwth
a message
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Parallel theme
Psalm 74:9
Micah 3:6
Matthew 9:36
Isaiah 5:6
References God
1 Samuel 28:15
References Lord
1 Samuel 28:6
Word
1 Samuel 3:1
2 Chronicles 15:3
Ezekiel 7:26
Verse Explanation
God announces a famine, but not a famine of food or water; instead, people will experience a desperate hunger to hear the word of the Lord, creating a picture of spiritual deprivation.
History
Prophetic ministry: God's word had been repeatedly delivered through prophets such as Amos, but rejection of that word would eventually result in its absence.