Amos 8:12
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall run to and fro to seek the word of LORD, and shall not find it.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
13In that day the fair virgins and the young men shall faint for thirst.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
Ezekiel 20:31And when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, do ye pollute yourselves with all your idols to this day? And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, says lord LORD, I will not be
Hosea 5:6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek LORD, but they shall not find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
Matthew 12:30He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
Romans 9:31But Israel who pursued a law of righteousness, did not arrive to a law of righteousness.
2 Timothy 3:6for from these are those who creep into houses, and take captive petty women laden with sins, being led away by various impulses,
Matthew Henry on Amos 8:12-14
Spiritual Famine Threatened; Judgments Threatened. ( b. c. 785.) 11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God , that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord : 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord , and shall not find it. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. 14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say,… Read the whole commentary →