Amos 8:12
And men shall wander from sea to sea, And from the north even to the east shall they run to and fro, To seek an answer from Jehovah, and shall not find it.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
13In that day shall the fair virgins, and the young men, faint for thirst,
Cross References
Proverbs 14:6The scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy to the man of understanding.
Ezekiel 20:31and by offering your gifts, and causing your sons to pass through the fire,—are ye polluted with all your idols even to this day, and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you!
Hosea 5:6With their flocks and with their herds shall they go to seek Jehovah, And shall not find him; He hath withdrawn himself from them.
Matthew 12:30He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Romans 9:31while Israel, which strove after a law of righteousness, did not attain to a law of righteousness.
2 Timothy 3:6For of these are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,
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 →