Amos 8:12
And they have wandered from sea to sea, || And from north even to east, || They go to and fro to seek the word of YHWH, || And they do not find [it].
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13In that day the beautiful virgins, || And the young men, faint with thirst.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:6A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, || And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.
Ezekiel 20:31And in the offering of your gifts, || In causing your sons to pass through fire, || You are defiled by all your idols to this day, || And I am sought by you, O house of Israel? [As] I live—a declaration of Lord YHWH, I am not sought by you.
Hosea 5:6With their flock and with their herd, || They go to seek YHWH, and do not find, || He has withdrawn from them.
Matthew 12:30He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who is not gathering with Me, scatters.
Romans 9:31and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at a law of righteousness;
2 Timothy 3:6for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the weak women, loaded with sins, led away with manifold 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 →