Amos 8:12
Therefore shall men rove about—from sea to sea, and from the north even unto sunrise,—they shall run to and fro—seeking the word of Yahweh, but shall not find [it].
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
13In that day, shall the fair virgins and the choice young men faint for thirst.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:6A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and there is none, but, knowledge, to the discerning, is easy.
Ezekiel 20:31Yea when ye lift up your gifts When ye cause your children to pass through the fire, Ye are defiling yourselves unto all your manufactured gods unto this day, And shall, I, be enquired of by you O house of Israel? As I live, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Surely I will not be enquired of by you.
Hosea 5:6With their flocks and with their herds, will they go to seek Yahweh, but shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
Matthew 12:30He that is no with me, is, against me,—and, he that gathereth not with me, scattereth
Romans 9:31Whereas, Israel, though in pursuit of a law of righteousness, unto a law, have not attained.
2 Timothy 3:6For, of these, are they who enter into the houses, and captivate silly women, [women] laden with sins, led on by manifold covetings,
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 →