Amos 8:13 In that day the lovely young women--the young men as well--will faint from thirst.

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New International Version
“In that day “the lovely young women and strong young men will faint because of thirst.

New Living Translation
Beautiful girls and strong young men will grow faint in that day, thirsting for the LORD’s word.

English Standard Version
“In that day the lovely virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst.

Berean Standard Bible
In that day the lovely young women—the young men as well—will faint from thirst.

King James Bible
In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

New King James Version
“In that day the fair virgins And strong young men Shall faint from thirst.

New American Standard Bible
“On that day the beautiful virgins And the young men will faint from thirst.

NASB 1995
“In that day the beautiful virgins And the young men will faint from thirst.

NASB 1977
“In that day the beautiful virgins And the young men will faint from thirst.

Legacy Standard Bible
In that day the beautiful virgins And the choice men will faint from thirst.

Amplified Bible
“In that day the beautiful virgins And [even the vigorous] young men shall faint from thirst.

Christian Standard Bible
In that day the beautiful young women, the young men also, will faint from thirst.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In that day the beautiful young women, the young men also, will faint from thirst.

American Standard Version
In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.

Contemporary English Version
Your beautiful young women and your young men will faint from thirst.

English Revised Version
In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On that day beautiful young women and strong young men will faint because of their thirst.

Good News Translation
On that day even healthy young men and women will collapse from thirst.

International Standard Version
At that time, the beautiful virgins will faint, as will the strong young men—from thirst.

Majority Standard Bible
In that day the lovely young women?the young men as well?will faint from thirst.

NET Bible
In that day your beautiful young women and your young men will faint from thirst.

New Heart English Bible
In that day the beautiful virgins and the young men will faint for thirst.

Webster's Bible Translation
In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

World English Bible
In that day the beautiful virgins and the young men will faint for thirst.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
In that day the beautiful virgins, "" And the young men, faint with thirst.

Young's Literal Translation
In that day faint do the fair virgins, And the young men, with thirst.

Smith's Literal Translation
In that day the fair virgins shall faint, and the young men, for thirst.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
In that day the fair virgins, and the young men shall faint for thirst.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In that day, beautiful virgins, and young men, will fail because of thirst.

New American Bible
On that day, beautiful young women and young men shall faint from thirst,

New Revised Standard Version
In that day the beautiful young women and the young men shall faint for thirst.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
In that day the beautiful virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In that day the beautiful virgins shall stagger, and the young men in thirst

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
In that day shall the fair virgins And the young men faint for thirst.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

The Basket of Ripe Fruit
…12People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. 13In that day the lovely young women— the young men as well— will faint from thirst. 14Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”…

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Cross References

Isaiah 55:1
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!

Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

John 4:13-14
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

John 7:37-38
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

Revelation 7:16
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

Revelation 21:6
And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Psalm 42:1-2
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?

Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.

Jeremiah 2:13
“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

Jeremiah 31:25
for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”

Ezekiel 34:29
And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.

Hosea 2:3
Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Amos 4:8
People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Treasury of Scripture

In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

Deuteronomy 32:25
The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.

Psalm 63:1
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Psalm 144:12-15
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: …

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Amos 8

1. By a basket of summer fruit is shown the approach of Israel's end.
4. Oppression is reproved.
11. A famine of the word of God threatened.

Berean Study Bible

In that day
This phrase is a prophetic marker often used in the Old Testament to denote a specific time of divine intervention or judgment. In the context of Amos, "that day" refers to a future time when God's judgment will be fully realized upon Israel due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry. Historically, this points to the period leading up to the Assyrian conquest, a time of great upheaval and distress for the Northern Kingdom. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of the certainty of God's justice and the fulfillment of His prophetic word.

the lovely young women
The Hebrew word for "lovely" here is "na'arah," which can denote beauty and youthfulness. In ancient Israelite society, young women were often seen as symbols of vitality and hope for the future. The mention of their fainting underscores the severity of the coming judgment; even those who are typically full of life and vigor will be brought low. This serves as a poignant illustration of the totality of God's judgment, affecting all demographics without discrimination.

the young men as well
The inclusion of "young men" alongside "lovely young women" emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the impending calamity. Young men, often seen as the strength and protectors of the community, will also succumb to the dire conditions. The Hebrew term "bachur" refers to a choice or select young man, highlighting that even the best and strongest will not escape the consequences of the nation's sins. This reflects the biblical principle that no human strength can withstand the righteous judgment of God.

will faint
The verb "faint" in Hebrew is "ya'aph," which conveys a sense of exhaustion and collapse. This is not merely physical thirst but a spiritual and existential depletion. The imagery of fainting suggests a complete lack of resources and hope, a direct result of turning away from God, the true source of life and sustenance. It serves as a stark warning of the spiritual consequences of forsaking the covenant relationship with God.

from thirst
Thirst in this context is both literal and metaphorical. Literally, it points to a drought or lack of water, a common judgment motif in the Old Testament. Metaphorically, it represents a deeper spiritual thirst, a longing for the word of God that has been neglected. Amos earlier prophesied a famine of hearing the words of the Lord (Amos 8:11), and this thirst is a direct consequence of that famine. It underscores the essential need for God's word as the sustenance for life, both physically and spiritually. The historical context of Israel's reliance on agriculture and the devastating impact of drought further amplifies the severity of this judgment.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(13) Faint.--That fair virgins and strong brave youths should faint by reason of their raging thirst suggests that the less vigorous would suffer even more keenly. It is sad when old men stumble into the darkness of unbelief amid the shining of the noon-day sun, seeing that they can remember the brightness of their morning, but there is always hope that their child-like spirit may return to them, and that at the evening time it may be light; but if fair virgins and strong youths are covered with the inward veil, what will become of them in their westering days? and where will the elders be if they have had no youth?

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 13. - This verse is parallel to the preceding. The thirst, spiritual and physical, shall affect the fair virgins and young men - those in all the freshness, beauty, and vigour of youth. Shall faint; literally, shall be veiled, covered, expressive of the feeling of faintness, when the sight grows dim and a mantle of darkness drops over one (Jonah 4:8). If the strongest thus fail, much more will the rest succumb to the threatened calamity.

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Hebrew

In that
הַה֜וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

day
בַּיּ֨וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

the lovely
הַיָּפ֛וֹת (hay·yā·p̄ō·wṯ)
Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 3303: Fair, beautiful

young women,
הַבְּתוּלֹ֧ת (hab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride

the young men as well,
וְהַבַּחוּרִ֖ים (wə·hab·ba·ḥū·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 970: Selected, a youth

will faint
תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָה (tiṯ·‘al·lap̄·nāh)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 5968: To veil, cover, to be languid

from thirst.
בַּצָּמָֽא׃ (baṣ·ṣā·mā)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6772: Thirst

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