Amos 8:12
And they shall move from sea to sea, and from the north to the east: they shall go about seeking the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy.
Ezekiel 20:31And you defile yourselves with all your: idols unto this day, in the offering of your gifts, when you make your children pass through the fire: and shall I answer you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not answer you.
Hosea 5:6With their flocks, and with their herds, they shall go to seek the Lord, and shall not find him: he is withdrawn from them.
Matthew 12:30He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
Romans 9:31But Israel, by following after the law of justice, is not come unto the law of justice.
2 Timothy 3:6For of these sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers 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 →