Amos 8:12
And they have wandered from sea unto sea, And from north even unto east, They go to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, And they do not find.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
13In that day faint do the fair virgins, And the young men, with thirst.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:6A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.
Ezekiel 20:31And in the offering of your gifts, In causing your sons to pass through fire, Ye are defiled by all your idols to this day, And I am sought by you, O house of Israel! I live — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I am not sought by you.
Hosea 5:6With their flock and with their herd, They go to seek Jehovah, and do not find, He hath withdrawn from them.
Matthew 12:30'He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.
Romans 9:31and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;
2 Timothy 3:6for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,
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 →