Amos 4:6

“But surely I gave ¹  you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. ²  Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!

Le 26:26; De 28:38; 1Ki 17:1; 1Ki 18:2; 2Ki 4:38; 2Ki 6:25-29; 2Ki 8:1; 2Ch 28:22; Isa 9:13; Isa 26:11; Jer 5:3; Jer 8:5-7; Eze 16:27; Ho 5:15; Ho 6:1; Ho 7:14-16; Joe 2:12-14; Am 4:8,9; Hag 2:17; Zec 1:3-6; Re 2:21; Re 9:20,21; Re 16:10,11

¹ tn The Hebrew construction is emphatic (pronoun + verb). It underscores the stark contrast between the judgments that the Lord had been sending with the God of blessing Israel was celebrating in its worship (4:4-5).

² tn Heb “But I gave to you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of food in all your places.” The phrase “cleanness of teeth” is a vivid way of picturing the famine Israel experienced.