Amos 4:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Amos 4:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Amos 4:7 is a verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain u..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Amos 4:7 — KJV
“And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.”
— Amos 4:7 (KJV)
Amos 4:7 in Context — About the Book of Amos
Amos was a shepherd sent to confront prosperous, religious, unjust Israel. His thunderous demand — let justice roll on like a river — still defines what God expects from worshippers: not louder songs, but fairness for the poor and honesty in the gates.
Cross-References for Amos 4:7
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. fell: Heb. rushed”
Shares key themes with Amos 4:7: also, yet, three
“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.”
Shares key themes with Amos 4:7: also, yet, one
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. The fire...: or, A great fire”
Shares key themes with Amos 4:7: also, yet, one
“And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. speedily: or, continually: Heb. going to pray...: Heb. to intreat the face of”
Shares key themes with Amos 4:7: also, one, city
“Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. subject...: of the same nature, that is, a fellow mortal earnestly: or, in his prayer”
Shares key themes with Amos 4:7: rain, three, months
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