Amos 8:12
And they will move even from sea to sea, and from the North all the way to the East. They will wander around seeking the word of the Lord, and they will not find it.
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13In that day, beautiful virgins, and young men, will fail because of thirst.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:6A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible.
Ezekiel 20:31And you are being defiled by all of your idols, even to this day, by the oblation of your gifts, when you lead your sons through the fire. And should I respond to you, O house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord God, I will not answer you.
Hosea 5:6With their flocks and their herds, they will go to seek the Lord, and they will not find him. He has taken himself away from them.
Matthew 12:30Whoever is not with me, is against me. And whoever does not gather with me, scatters.
Romans 9:31Yet truly, Israel, though following the law of justice, has not arrived at the law of justice.
2 Timothy 3:6For among these are ones who penetrate houses and lead away, like captives, foolish women burdened with sins, who are led away by means of various desires,
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 →