Amos 8:12
Then they will wander from sea to sea, from the north to the east, to seek a message from the Lord, but they will not find it.
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13In that day beautiful girls and strong young men will faint from thirst.
Cross References
Hosea 5:6With their sheep and their cattle they will go to seek the Lord but they will not find him, he has withdrawn from them,
Matthew 12:30Anyone who is not with me is against me, and the person who does not help me to gather is scattering.
Romans 9:31while Israel, which was in search of a Law which would ensure righteousness, failed to discover one.
2 Timothy 3:6For among them are to be found those who creep into homes and captivate weak women – women who, loaded with sins, and slaves to all kinds of passions,
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 →