Amos 8:13

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“In that day the beautiful virgins and the young men will faint for thirst.”

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

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Isaiah 40:30 "Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall;"
Psalms 63:1 "God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is …"
Jeremiah 48:18 "“You daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you. He ha…"
Isaiah 41:17-20 "The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will …"
Deuteronomy 32:25 "Outside the sword will bereave, and in the rooms, terror; on both young man and virgin, the nursing infant with the gray-haired man."

Commentary

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 (Isa 40:30-31)!

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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